CA 7993/2023 LATE M C SINGLA CASE

[MOHAN P]

Dear Friends,

The above case has been found  listed for 5th Feb'26.Came in today's Display board of Apex Court  too.

Hope the developments of date may be known later.

[MOHAN P]

Msg as received on above case listed today:

"MC Singla pension updation case in Supreme Court . 

The pension case came up for hearing along with the main Civil Appeal today before Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta today. 

The Court after hearing the Senior Counsel appearing in the main matter, directed the parties to file a chart showing the entitlement of pension to the pensioners who retired in three time periods. 

The Court opined in open court during the hearing that the Banks are liable to pay the pension as per the Regulations. The matters will be listed on 18.02.20206."

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[Anand Rao]

Please inform details of the 3 time periods which the Supreme Court mentioned today in Late Singla case. Thanks 

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[Ramachandran Bella]

The sentence

"who retired in three time period"

Can it be clarified Mohanji?

On Thu, Feb 5, 2026, 2:18 PM Ramachandran Bella <ktyc...@gmail.com> wrote:

Mohanji, your message is a great solace to the pensioners . God is great  Thanking you brother.

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[Ramachandran Bella]

Mohanji, your message is a great solace to the pensioners . God is great  Thanking you brother.

On Thu, Feb 5, 2026, 1:40 PM MOHAN P <moha...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[Prem Shankar Sharma]

Is it something positive or negative?

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[RANGARAJAN M R]

 The larger question is whether updation is part & parcel of regulation which is the crux of the problem. Perhaps this aspect will be decided on the next hearing date.

M.R.RANGARAJAN

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[MOHAN P]

Mr Prem Shanker Sharma,

At least much awaited hearing in above case has happened now.

Let us wait and see next.

Regards

Mohan.P

 

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[MOHAN P]

As per information available the three years time period : referes 1986-87,1987to 2003 and after 2003.Let us wait for confirmed orders.

[MOHAN P]

AIBPARC ON HEARING OF CASE BEFORE SC TODAY (5th FEB'26)

"We have received the following message today from our Advocate, Shri Sewaram, addressed to Com. K.V. Acharya, President, AIBPARC and Joint Convenor of CBPRO:"

"MC Singla pension case came up for hearing today in Supreme Court. We appeared with Dr. Manish Singhvi Sr. Adv. and he initiated the arguments. Dr J D. Sharma, Vice President, AIBPARC was also present in the court.

We informed the Court on Pension Scheme, the bank having updated the pension up to 31.12.87 pensioners giving them the updation as per new pay scales as on 1.11.87. and after that bank has not updated the pension despite clear provision for updation in clause 35 (1) of BEPR.

The court asked the Bank/IBA advocates as to why the pension is not updated. The Court didn't agree with IBA argument that revised DA was being paid.

 The Court didn't agree with IBA argument that revised DA was being paid.

IBA/Bank argued that pensioners are demanding parity with RBI in quantum of pension. Our Senior Advocate countered that we are demanding parity in formulae and not the quantum.

We produced the fund position and told the court that pension updation can be made from pension fund itself without any extra burden on Government. Court asked Banks why they are not revising pension as provided in Regulation 35(1) when it can be met from the pension fund itself. When RBI has revised pension why the banks are not doing.

The Court asked us and IBA/Bank to give a tabulation of difference in pension for those who retired up to 31.10.87, 28.02.03 and recently within two weeks. The matter is now part heard and fixed for 18.2.26 and likely to be first item. We are working on it."

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Dear Friends,

As we learn that :

01.In today's hearing, petitioners Advocates arguments was found  based mainly on Regulations 35(1) with reference to Appendix-1 as well as balance in Pension Fund.

02.Under this back drop court has asked to submit  a chart with 3 time periods of retirees as follows with normal pension drawn now by these groups and impact of  application of formula as per   Appendix-1  under Regulations 35(1).

1. Person retired after 01.01.1986 but before 31-10-1987

2. Person retired after 01-11-1987 but before 28-02-2003

3. Person retired after 01-03-2003

Also noted that, Hon judge has opined in open court during the hearing that the 'Banks are liable to pay the pension as per the Regulations'

Let us wait and see the developments on 18th Feb '26 or there after.

Regards

Mohan.P

On Thu, 5 Feb, 2026, 12:03 pm MOHAN P, <moha...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[MOHAN P]

Yes Mr Rangarajan,

The question here is the applicability of Regulations 35(1) as per Appendix-1 may resolve Updation of Pension as we demand?( COD-Revision of Basic Pension of all pensioners as and when wage revision takes place at industry level once in five years with a formula )

Let us wait for submission of chart as required by IBA /Petitioner on / after 18th Feb'26.We too may know the effect and impact there on.( KHC has once rejected  the above regulation in updation case)

Regards

Mohan .P

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