JUDGMENT

Alexander Thomas, J.

The sole respondent herein has filed the instant Writ Petition (Civil), W.P.(C) No.16175 of 2014 before this Court with the following prayers:

“(a) Call for the records and filed leading to Exhibit P4 from the respondents and quash Exhibit P4 by issue of a writ in the nature of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction;

(b) Declare that petitioner's service of 19 years 6 months and

28 days in the 1st respondent-bank is liable to be treated and reckoned as 20 years of service, for the purpose of payment of pensionary benefits under Exhibit P1 Pension regulations and that petitioner is accordingly entitled to pensionary benefits under Exhibit P1 Pension Regulations:

(c) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents to reckon the petitioner to have completed 20 years of service qualifying for pension under Regulation 29 of Exhibit P1 Pension Regulations and to accordingly disburse and pay to the petitioner, all pensionary benefits in terms of Exhibit P1 Pension Regulations for the period from 1.2.2014 onwards, alongwith arrears and with interest thereunder at the rate of 12