$~81 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Decided on: 19.03.2025 + W.P.(C) 3395/2025, CM APPL. 16059/2025 & CM APPL.

16060/2025 AJAY KUMAR MALIK THROUGH S.P.A. HOLDER ADARSH MALIK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pulkit Prakash, Mr. Arjun Mohan, Mr. Chirantan Krishna and Ms. Arushi Sharma, Advocates.

versus STATE BANK OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajiv Kapur, SC for SBI, Mr.

Akshit Kapur and Ms. Riya Sood, Advocates. CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN PRATEEK JALAN, J. (ORAL)

1. The petitioner challenged an order dated 10.09.2024, by which the respondent – State Bank of India [“the Bank”] rejected his representation dated 03.09.2024, with regard to calculation of his period of service for the purpose of pension.

2. The petitioner was employed in the Bank as a Clerk on 13.06.1977, and was subsequently promoted to Junior Management Grade Scale – I as an Officer. Pursuant to disciplinary proceedings, a penalty of compulsory retirement was imposed upon him by order dated 27.05.2003. The Disciplinary Order was confirmed by the Appellate Authority on

11.02.2004, and the Reviewing Authority on 03.02.2005.

3. The petitioner’s first writ petition, in this regard, was W.P.(C)