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S. M. SUBRAMANIAM
P. V. S. Sudhakar Rao – Appellant
Versus
Indian Overseas Bank Rep. by its Chairman, Chennai – Respondent
JUDGMENT
(Prayer : Writ Petition filed Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ ofDeclaration, declaring the action of the respondents in not accepting the application of the petitioner dated 12.10.2010 for enrolling in the Pension Scheme of the Indian Overseas Bank as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to law and contrary to Indian Overseas Bank (Employees') Pension Regulations, 1995 and consequently direct the respondents to pay pension from 12.10.2010 being the date, when the petitioner exercised his option to join the Pension Scheme, continue to pay pension every month and pay arrears of pension along with 12% interest.)
1. The writ of declaration is filed, to declare the action of the respondents in not accepting the application of the petitioner dated 12.10.2010 for enrolling in the Pension Scheme of the Indian Overseas bank as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to law and contrary to Indian Overseas Bank (Employees') Pension Regulations, 1995 and consequently direct the respondents to pay pension from 12.10.2010 being the date, when the petitioner exercised his option to join the Pension Scheme, continue to pay pension every month and pay arrears of pension along wi
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the distinction between voluntary retirement and resignation, as well as the forfeiture clause under the Indian Overseas Bank (Employees') Pen....
Resignation and retirement have different legal implications, and the scope of a pension scheme may not extend to resigned employees.
Rule 2(k) defines ‘date of retirement’ as means last date of month in which an employee attains age of superannuation or date on which he is retired.
The judgment established the distinction between resignation and voluntary retirement, upheld the disqualification of pensionary benefits in case of resignation, and emphasized that the petitioner kn....
Resignation entails forfeiture of past service, making the employee ineligible for pensionary benefits.
Resigned employees are not eligible for pensionary benefits under the Indian Overseas Bank Employees Pension Regulations, 1995.
(1) Resignation and Voluntary Retirement are different – Employees resigning from service and employees retiring from service voluntarily constitute two different classes – Treating two classes diffe....
Point of Law : In service jurisprudence, the expressions “superannuation”, “voluntary retirement”, “compulsory retirement” and “resignation” convey different connotations. Voluntary retirement and re....
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