1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CHAMBER SUMMONS NO. 17 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 2403 OF 2009 All India Reserve Bank Retired Employees' Association Mumbai & Ors. ... Petitioners. vs. Reserve Bank of India & Ors. ... Respondents. Mr. K.K. Singhvi i/by Jane Cox for the petitioners. Mrs. Meena Doshi with Ms. Kirtida Chadarana i/by Mahernosh Humranwala for the Respondent No. 1. Mr. M.S. Bharadwaj with Y.R. Mishra for Respondent No. 2. CORAM : J. N. PATEL & C.L. PANGARKAR, JJ. DATE : 22ND FEBRUARY, 2010. P.C. : Heard. 2. By this charmber summons the petitioners propose to amend the prayer clauses (a) and (b) as given in the Schedule 2 annexed to the chamber summons. The said proposed amendment is strongly opposed by respondent no. 1 on the ground that the petitioners are not entitled for the substantive reliefs claimed in prayer clause (a) and, therefore, they canot claim to invoke the formula which is part of Circular No. 2 dated 01.09.2003 and so also an interim relief against respondent no. 1 to continue to pay pension to the pre 1.111997 retirees sas per the formula under the said circular. 3. The contention of the respondents pertains to the merits of the matter and it does not in any manner disentitle the petitioners from amending the prayer clauses in the petition. Therefore, we are inclined to allow the petitioners to carry out the said amendment. The chamber summons is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). No order as to costs. Necessary amendment to be carried out within two weeks. Needless to say that the respondents would be entitled to file additional affidavit in reply to meet the amended petition. The petitioners to place on record the amended copy of the petition and to give copies of the same to the other side. ( J. N. PATEL, J.) ( C.L. PANGARKAR, J.)