Lokeshwar Singh Panta, J.—In both these writ petitions common questions of facts and law are involved, they are decided by this single judgment.

2. Both the petitioners have filed these writ petitions for the grant of pension for the period during which they have served in the service of State Bank of India (for short "SBI") respondent. CWP No. 525 of 2000

3. Gulel Ram petitioner joined Army service on 27.9.1953. He was discharged as Naib-Subedar on 27.9.1974. The petitioner was re-employed by respondent-SBI on 27.6.1984 as Guard and was confirmed as such on 27.12.1984. He attained superannuation age of 58 years in March 1994 but was given extension of two years. He retired from the service of respondent-SBI on 31.3.1996. According to the petitioner, he had served in the service of SBI as Guard from 27.6.1984 to 31.3.1996, but the respondent-SBI has not granted him pension from the date of his re-employment till he was in its service on the ground that the petitioner is not eligible for pension as he has not completed ten years of pensionable service. On these premises the petitioner has claimed pension on the sole ground that he has completed ten years pensionable service.

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