C.W.P.No.11732 of 2006 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.11732 of 2006 Date of Decision : 12.12.2007 Kulbir Singh Bhatia .....Petitioner versus Punjab & Sind Bank and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHINDER PAL Present : Mr.J.S.Bhatia, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.J.K.Sibal, Senior Advocate with Mr.Sapan Dhir, Advocate for the respondents. -.- JUDGMENT HEMANT GUPTA, J. In the present writ petition, the petitioner has claimed the benefits in terms of Regulations 28 & 29 of the Punjab and Sind Bank (Officers) Service Regulations, 1982. It is admitted case of the parties that the issue involved in the present writ petition was also the issue involved in the Civil Writ Petition No.6406 of 2006, titled as Baldev Singh Versus Punjab and Sind Bank and others, decided on 10.1.2007. While allowing the aforesaid writ petition, this Court directed the respondents to recalculate the pension payable to the petitioner by adding five years of service to his qualifying service and pay him the arrears of pension due to him alongwith the interest @ 9% per annum from the date the amount became due and payable till the date of payment. C.W.P.No.11732 of 2006 2 Keeping in view the fact that the matter in issue has been decided by the Division Bench of this Court in Civil Writ Petition No.6406 of 2006, vide judgment dated 10.1.2007, we allow the present writ petition directing the respondents to recalculate the pension payable to the petitioner in accordance with the regulations prevalent at the time when the petitioner has sought voluntary retirement. The respondent-bank shall recalculate the arrears of pension within a period of three months from today and shall pay the arrears of pension due to the petitioner alongwith interest @ 9% per annum from the date the amount became due and payable till the date of payment. (HEMANT GUPTA) JUDGE 12-12-2007 (MOHINDER PAL) *mohinder JUDGE