DA-DR DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS:SUPREME COURT VERDICT-11TH APRIL 2026

[RAMAKRISHNAN R P]

Dear Friends,

“ DA-DR DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS, THE SUPREME
COURT’S BIG RULING ON 11TH APRIL 2026 HAS GIVEN A VERDICT AND HERE’S
WHAT IT MEANS FOR OUR RETIREES, I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR KIND
INFORMATION. IN A SIGNIFICANT RULING, THE SUPREME COURT HELD THAT
PENSIONERS CANNOT BE GIVEN LOWER DEARNESS RELIEF THAN EMPLOYEES
DEARNESS ALLOWANCE, STATING THAT INFLATION IMPACTS BOTH EQUALLY AND
UNEQUAL HIKES VIOLATE THE RIGHT TO EQUALITY.” Now Friends, for the
12th Bi-Partiate Retirees are being given as per the Price Index 2016
=100 whereas for our pre retirees, that is till 11TH BI-PATIATE
Retires are being given under Price Index 1960=100 Basis.So as per the
S.P. Court verdict ,Our Bankers should implement it. As I already
written in my previous letter in this group about disparity among pre
2002 Retirees and post 2002 Retirees, and our legitimate Right to
receive the 100 % D.A Neutralisation at par with 8th Bi-Partiate
Employees and PRE 2002 Retirees from 01.05.2002 to 31.10.2023 ( At
retrospectively ) since both clause of Retirees are coming under
Homogeneous clause and as per the Supreme Court verdict (Nagara and
article 21) clearly say about in pension payment, both are in the same
Homogenous clause and there cannot be any disparity among the
Retirement dates of the Retires. The above Supreme Court” verdict is
to be enforceable at once. Let us all get first the D.A for pre2022
Retirees at par with post 2022 retirees (that is as per 12th
Bi-Partiate D.A price index 2016 = 100 basis.
Then we will see this 8088 D.A Merger OF POST2022
Retirees and 7th and post 8th Bi-partiate Pension Payment of 100 %
D.A.Merger disparity among the Retires, which are nothing to do with
our ‘Singla Case “ since it says about Retirees Pension updating and
all Retirees should get not less than 50 % of the Pension at par with
the drawing salary of working bank Employees. But here the 'Million
Dollar question' is who is there to tell these facts and convince our
IBA ,UFBU and our DFS to effect as per the Supreme Court Verdict,11th
April2026. Will our beloved P.M ji take up with our Retiree Assns.and
our C.N.Prasad ji (S.B.I Retiree Assn.secret.) with best regards,
RAMAKRISHNAN RP
INDIAN BANK RETIREE OFFICER ,
UNDER VRS/PENSIONER OF 2001
9845422666

[MOHAN P]

Dear Sri Ramakrishnan,

We have discussed this matter earlier occasions.Apex court verdict of April 2026 in the matter of KSRTC may not be applicable to us.

Bank pensioners DR is determined as per BEPR,1995.Each retirees group are governed by a different settlement/regulatory framework.Only through amendment same may be changed.

Legally same is valid,as per Hon.Courts.

Here too please note that serving employees as well as pensioners under 12 th BPS/JN period are drawing same rate of DA/DR under CPI 2016 series.Where Inflation index is same for both.

Only in the case of pre 1.11.2022 pensioners CPI 1960 series is followed as per regulation 37-Ap.-ii .Yes,there is   difference  while comparing.

Retirees demand is extending the same merger points to pre Nov 2022 retirees too as in the case of 12th BPS /JN employees/ retirees which was agreed to resolve under Minutes signed between Unions and IBA on 8.3.24.Though same could not be implemented within 6 months as agreed.

 Ideal way out before us is negotiation. Hope the same may happen.

Regards

Mohan.P

No doubt it is fact that pensioners retired up to 31.10.2022

→ DR calculated using AICPIN (1960=100 series)

Pensioners retired on/after 01.11.2022

→ DR calculated using AICPIN (2016=100 series)

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[Ramachandran Bella]

Dear Mohanji, not only yourselves, many of our fellow members are often saying that anything can be done only through negotiation only. But remember UFBU/AIBEA  have completely fathom burried pensioners issue. They will never do any favour to pensioners and this I experienced during my 30 years of retired service. The only source is through legal and we hope God would do something to us through some of our dedicated pensioners who had initiated this issue. We are ever indebted to them.

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[Parvatam Veera Bhadra Swamy]

All these anamolies were created and negotiated and settled and signed by UFBU AND IBA.

These issues can easily be settled before negotiating table in a single stroke without approaching courts.

When 100% neutralisation court case isn't in our favour the same was settled by ufbu and iba. 

Likewise, when pension updation is pending in supreme Court, Exgratia was settled by ufbu.

This is the clear indication that if ufbu wants they can settle any issues of retirees without approaching courts.

Thanks and regards,

PVB SWAMY 

[Ramani Konnayar]

Dear Shri Mohan ji 

In the penultimate paragraph, you have stated "Though same could not be implemented within 6 months as agreed".

In my humble opinion, this gives an impression that it was desired/planned to be implemented but could not be done due to some impediment. In as much as neither IBA nor UFBU have so far given any reason for non implementation even after a lapse of 26 months, I feel that 

to put the situation in the proper perspective,  we have to say

" Though the same HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED within 6 months as agreed"

The only reason could be IBA's condition that the merger of DA and shift to 2016=100 series should be cost neutral and UFBU going into a silent mode thereafter.

K N RAMANI 

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