1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2233 OF 2009 Sri Koraganti Sreenivasa Rao .. Petitioner Vs. Central Bank of India, Through Mr.S.Sridhar, Chairman-cum- Managing Director and Ors. .. Respondents Mr.K.S.Rao petitioner in person Ms.Lancy D souza with Mr.V.M.Parkar for the respondents ’ CORAM : J. N. PATEL & C. L. PANGARKAR, JJ DATE : 3rd MARCH, 2010 P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner has filed this petition in person claiming that he is eligible for pension under the category of Specialist Officer and for having ‘ ’ completed pensionable service of 15 years and above while working with the respondent no.1 bank. 3. It is the petitioner s case that he joined the services of respondent no.1 ’ 2 as Manager (Law) on 2.6.97 and was posted at Legal Department, Head, Office, Mumbai till February 2006 i.e. for about 9 years and thereafter in various branches and was also transferred to Pune. He sent his resignation to the respondent no.1, Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India on 15.2.08 which came to be accepted on 12.4.08. The petitioner s service ’ conditions were governed by Central Bank of India (Employees ) Pension ’ Regulations, 1995. The petitioner claims that he is eligible for pension as well as Employees Contribution towards Provident Fund so also permissible leaves and eleven months gratuity. Rule 22 of the said ’ regulations clearly provides for forfeiture of service on resignation, dismissal, removal or termination of the employee from the services of the bank and further provides that the said employee was not qualified for the said benefits. 4. The petitioner has cited the following decisions in support of his case. 1. Dayal Saran Sanan Vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors reported in AIR 1980 SC 554 2. UCO Bank and Ors. Vs. Sanwar Mal reported in SIT 2004 SC 2135 3. Mafatlal Group Staff Association and Others etc. Vs. Regional Commissioner, Provident Fund and Others reported in AIR 1994 SC 2271 4. OTIS Elevator Employee Union S. Reg and Others Vs. Union of India 3 and others reported in (2004) 1 LLJ 217 SC 5. Allahabad Bank and Anr. Vs. All India Allahabad Bank Retired Emps. Assn. reported in 2009(14)SCALE577 6. Canara Bank and Ors. Vs. Swapan Kumar Pani and Anr. reported in AIR 2006 SC 1297 7. Bank of Baroda and Ors. Vs. Ganpat Singh Deora reported in AIR 2009 SC 1745 8. United Bank of India vs. Pijush Kanti Nandy and Ors. reported in JT 2009(11) SC 37 9. Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors. Vs. All India Young Lawyers Association (Regd.) and Anr. Reported in 2009(3) SCALE 436 10. Superintendence Company of India (P) Ltd. Vs. Sh.Krishan Murgai reported in AIR 1980 C 1717 11. C.N.Bhaskaran Vs. S.A.Patil, Presiding Officer Labour Court, Bombay And Anr. Reported in 1984 (1) LLJ 436 12. Suhrid Geigy Ltd., Baroda Vs. State of Gujarat and Another reported in 1979 (1) LLJ 311 13. State Bank of India Vs. C.B.Dhall reported in AIR 1998 SC 1500 The aforesaid decisions on which the petitioner places reliance do not relate to the case of eligibility and entitlement of persons who have resigned from service and therefore, will not be applicable to the petitioner s case. ’ 4 5. We therefore, do not find that the petitioner is entitled for the relief claimed for in this petition and that the petition is dismissed. ( J. N. Patel, J) ( C. L. Pangarkar, J)