JUDGMENT :

RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD, J.

1. The petitioner in the present case is aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the communication as contained in letter reference no. DBGB/HO/HRD Pension/3998 dated 30.05.2019 issued under seal and signature of the Chief Manager of Dakshin Bihar Gramin Bank whereby he has informed the petitioner that because of the punishment of compulsory retirement from service (CRS) awarded to him on 16.01.2018, he would not qualify for pension under Regulation 20 and Regulation 31 of the Banks (Employees) Pension Regulation dated 12.12.2018. The petitioner has prayed that after quashing of this communication dated 30.05.2019 (Annexure ‘7/1’) this Court may issue a direction to the respondent Bank for accepting the employers’ contribution of provident fund in the Banks Pension Trust account as per Regulation 3(C) of the Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank (Employees) Pension Regulation 2018 and Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank (Officers and Employees) Service (Amendment) Regulation 2018 and there upon the respondent Bank be directed to make payment of pension along with 18 % interest from the date of retirement till date of actual payment.

2. The another prayer of the petitioner is to