2026:BHC-OS:3716-DB Kavita S.J.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4746 OF 2022 Sandeep Lahiri Choudhury & Anr., ...Petitioners Versus Small Industries Development Bank of India &

Ors., ...Respondents ----------

Mr. Ramesh Ramamurthy a/w Mr. Saikumar Ramamurthy and Mr.

Aalim N. Pinjari for Petitioners.

Mr. Anand Pai a/w Mr. Rahul Sanghavi a/w Mr. Ajinkya Kadam i/b Sanjay Udeshi and Co. for Respondents.

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CORAM : R.I. CHAGLA AND ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ.

RESERVED ON : 21^st JANUARY, 2026.

PRONOUNCED ON : 9th FEBRUARY, 2026.

JUDGMENT: (Per R.I. Chagla, J.)

SHARAYU P K A H N O D T URANG 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard by consent D si i g g n it e a d l l b y y of parties.

SHARAYU PANDURANG KHOT Date:

2026.02.09 +0530

2. By this Writ Petition, the Petitioners are seeking quashing and setting aside Clauses 3(VIII) and 4(IX) of the impugned Circular dated 29^th June, 2022 (Exhibit-N to the Petition). Further direction is sought against the Respondents to pay all the retired employees and family members of the deceased employees the pension from the respective date of superannuation or the date of retirement and also pay th