Singla petition in Supreme Court today, 22nd July 2026

[Anand Rao]

The petition was heard at length today.

Dr Manish Singhvi for pensioners and SG Sri Mehta and another advocate for IBA and PNB.

PLEASE read the interim order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, after the hearing today. The Order is expected to be uploaded tonight or tomorrow. 

Very interesting and highly inspiring for pensioners. 

The next hearing is on 12th August 2026.

[yogendra singhal]

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[Ramani Konnayar]

Sir,

What you have raised is a valid point.

However, IBA and UFBU may say that the reason for mentioning updation in every BPS was that they intended to do it and then modify the regulations but there can't be any timeframe for that and it would happen when the conducive climate for the same sets in. In other words, pensioners cannot claim it as a matter of right or legal entitlement or quote its prevalence in Government 

and RBI, but only seek it as a benevolence from banks.

K N RAMANI 

[yogendra singhal]

[JSOMA SHEKARA]

IBA never mentioned pension updation in its invitation to UFBU to discuss residual issues.

Only UFBU mentioned it in their circulars which legally has no value.

There is no evidence that UFBU is raising pension updation in BPS meetings except UFBU Circular which says  "we raised the issue and IBA said sub judice"

In fact IBA never mentioned "sub judice" before the Tanirala committee, CLC, etc.

Further IBA signed minutes on 08.03.24 agreeing to discuss pension updation in every settlement and merger of DA and Uniform DA for all pensioners when M C Singla case was pending.

Therefore, the UFBU claim that IBA cited sub judice is utterly false.

AIBEA and AIBOA both should answer

1. Is Pension updation clause mandatory in pension regulations to implement updation.

They can discuss and implement updation and amend regulagions later.

2. Why Reg35/1 not extended to others

3. If you do not negotiate issues  and keep it pending for years  the issue gets time barred in courts.

    Then, to avoid the issue becoming time-barred, some pensioners file writ petitions (WP) in court, and UFBU cries 'sub judice.' For ex new DA base year formula was introduced in 2022; four years have now lapsed, and some pensioners have filed a case in court.

4. UFBU never submitted specific demand for updation to IBA because UFBU itself has not reached a consensus on the formula or load factor demand.

IBA and the Government are only filing a counter-rejoinder to the petitioners' prayer in court.

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[JSOMA SHEKARA]

Please read AIBEA and AIBOC. AIBOA is raising demand occassionally.