The Interest rates for Deposits is again lowered by 0.1% from 1st July 17

ஜூலை முதல் வட்டி விகிதம் மீண்டும் 0.1% குறைப்பு

Saturday 19 December 2015

Reservation in promotion - SC judgement is under examination

Reservation in promotion - Supreme Court's judgement dated 19.10.2006 is under examination: Minister replied in Rajya Sabha

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 1377
ANSWERED ON 10.12.2015

Reservation in promotion
1377 Shri K. Rahman Khan
Will the Minister of PERSONNEL,PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS be pleased to satate :-

(a) the stand of Government on reservation in promotion cases involving Central Government employees; and
ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) & (b): The reservation in promotion is provided to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) at the rate of 15% and 7.5% respectively in posts and services under the Central Government. As on 1.1.2013, the representation of SCs and STs was 17.55% and 7.72% respectively.
The Hon’ble Supreme Court, on 19.10.2006, in the matter of M. Nagaraj & Ors. V/s Union of India, while upholding the validity of the Constitutional Amendments made in favour of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, inter-alia, observed that the State will have to collect quantifiable data of backwardness, inadequacy of representation before providing reservation in promotion.
In order to provide impediment free reservation in promotion to SCs and STs, the Constitutional (One Hundred and Seventeenth Amendment) Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha by the Government in September, 2012. The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 17.12.2012 and transmitted to the Lok Sabha for consideration and passing. The Bill could not be considered in the 15th Lok Sabha and lapsed on the dissolution of 15th Lok Sabha. The issues emanating from the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s judgment dated 19.10.2006 in M.Nagaraj case is under examination.

Regular LSG பதவி உயர்வை மறுத்தாலும் MACP தர வேண்டும்- Tamilnadu CAT தீர்ப்பு.

ஈரோடு தலைமை அஞ்சல் அலுவலகத்தில் APM ஆகப் பணியாற்றி ஓய்வு பெற்ற திரு V.K. பழனிவேல் மற்றும் 19 நபர்களுக்கு  சரியாகக் கொடுக்கப்பட்ட MACP - III - ஐ ரத்து செய்ததை எதிர்த்து   அவர்கள் சென்னை CAT -ல் வழக்குத் தொடர்ந்திருந்தனர் (வழக்கு எண் : 1154/2013 V.K. Palanivel and 19 others )  அவர்களுக்கு   MACP உத்தரவு வருவதற்கு (அதாவது 01.09.2008 க்கு முன்பே) Regular LSG பதவி உயர்வை அவர்கள் மறுத்ததால் - அந்த மறுப்பைக் கணக்கில் எடுத்துக் கொண்டு MACP- ஐ ரத்து செய்தது தவறு எனக் கூறி CAT தீர்ப்பளித்துள்ளது.

அவர்களுக்கு உரிய நிலுவைத்தொகை / உயர்த்தப்பட்ட ஓய்வூதியம் வழங்க CAT உத்திரவிட்டுள்ளது.

            தமிழகத்திலேயே முதன் முறையாக இத்தகைய தீர்ப்பு அளிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. 

காலம் கடந்தாலும் நீதி வென்றுள்ளது! உரியவர்களுக்கு வாழ்த்துக்கள் உரித்தாகட்டும்.

தகவல்: திரு.பாலமோகன்ராஜ் கோட்டசெயலாளர் ஈரோடு 

Finmin appoints Chaturvedi in Pay Commission implementation cell

New Delhi: The Finance Ministry Wednesday appointed Senior IAS officer R K Chaturvedi as Joint Secretary in seventh Central Pay Commission’s implementation cell.

Chaturvedi, a 1987 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, has been appointed to the post under Department of Expenditure in the Finance Ministry.
He is presently working as Resident Commissioner in Madhya Pradesh Bhawan, New Delhi.
Chaturvedi will hold the charge for five years as Joint Secretary in Finance Ministry but one year in Seventh Pay Commission implementation cell, an order issued by Department of Personnel and Training said.
The Cell is processing to implement the “accepted recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission”,
Besides Joint Secretary, the Cell have nine officials and staff, including a Director level officer and two under-secretary level officers.
The recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission that will benefit 47 lakh central government employees and 52 lakh pensioners, which will impact the Central Budget by Rs 73,650 crore and the Railway Budget by Rs 28,450 crore.
The 900-page report of the Seventh Pay Commission headed by Justice A K Mathur was presented to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on November 19 with a recommendation that the new scales be implemented from January 1 next year.
The panel recommended a 14.27 per cent increase in basic pay, the lowest in 70 years. The previous 6th Pay Commission had recommended a 20 per cent hike which the government doubled while implementing it in 2008.
The 23.55 per cent increase includes hike in allowances.
The minimum pay has been recommended to be raised to Rs 18,000 per month from current Rs 7,000 while the maximum pay, drawn by the Cabinet Secretary, has been fixed at Rs 2.5 lakh per month from current Rs 90,000. For the Secretaries it has been fixed at Rs 2.25 lakh as against Rs 80,000 currently.
In a significant recommendation, the report favoured introduction of a health insurance insurance scheme for staff and pensioners and doubling the gratuity ceiling to Rs 20 lakh.
The Centre has expressed confidence that the implementation of the recommendation will not lead to a breach in the fiscal deficit targets.
Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha had said: “We are confident that we will be able to stick to fiscal consolidation roadmap even with what the Pay Commission recommended. The roadmap that we have put together is taking into account what the impact of the Pay Commission would be”

Friday 18 December 2015

List of Closed Holidays for the Central Government Offices in Tamil Nadu for the year 2016

List of Closed Holidays for the Central Government Offices in Tamil Nadu for the year 2016 

Annexure I

SL      HOLIDAY                                          DATE                         DAY 
1         PONGAL                                            15.01.2016                              FRIDAY            
 2       REPUBLIC DAY                                26.01.2016                             TUESDAY
3        GOOD FRIDAY                                              25.03.2016                              FRIDAY
4        MAHAVIR JAYANTHI                    20.04.2016                              WEDNESDAY
5        BUDDHA PURNIMA                        21.05.2016                              SATURDAY
6        IDU’L FITR (RAMZAN)                    07.07.2016                              THURSDAY
7        INDEPENDENCE DAY                    15.08.2016                              MONDAY
8        JANMASHTAMI                                 25.08.2016                              THURSDAY
9        VINAYAGA CHATURTH                 05.09.2016                              MONDAY
10      ID-UL-ZUHA (BAKRID)                               13.09.2016                              TUESDAY
11      MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY    02.10.2016                             SUNDAY
12      DUSSEHRA                                        11.10.2016                              TUESDAY          
13      MUHARAM                                        12.10.2016                              WEDNESDAY
14      DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)                    29.10.2016                              SATURDAY
15      GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY         14.11.2016                              MONDAY
16      MILAD-UN-NABI OR ID-E-MILAD   12.12.2016                         MONDAY
           (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)
17      CHRISTMAS DAY                                         25.12.2016                              SUNDAY 




ANNEXURE II

List of Restricted Holidays for the Central Government Offices in Tamil Nadu for  the year 2016

SL.               HOLIDAY                                           DATE                         DAY

1          NEW YEARS’S DAY                                   01.01.2016                  FRIDAY

2          MAKAR SANKRANTI                                14.01.2016                  THURSDAY
3          GURU GOVIND SINGH’S BIRTH DAY                        16.01.2016                  SATURDAY
4          BASANT PANCHAMI/SRI PANCHAMI                          12.02.2016                  FRIDAY
5          SHIVAJI JAYANTHI                                   19.02.2016                  FRIDAY
6          GURU RAVIDAS’S BIRTHDAY                            22.02.2016                  MONDAY
7          SWAMI DAYANANDA SARASWATI JAYANTHI        04.03.2016                  FRIDAY
8          MAHA SHIVARATRI                                  07.03.2016                  MONDAY
9          HOLIKA DAHAN; DOLYATRA                  23.03.2016                WEDNESDAY
10          HOLI                                                            24.03.2016                  THURSDAY
11         EASTER SUNDAY                                      27.03.2016                  SUNDAY
12        CHAITRA SUKLADI; GUDIPADVA        08.04.2016                  FRIDAY
            UGADI/CHETICHAND
13        VAISAKHI/VISHU/MASADI                     13.04.2016                  WEDNESDAY
14        VAISAKHADI (BENGAL)/                         14.04.2016                  THURSDAY
BAHAG BIHU (ASSAM)
15        RAM NAVAMI                                             15.04.2016                  FRIDAY
16        HAZARAT ALI’S BIRTHDAY                   21.04.2015                  THURSDAY
17        GURU RABINDRANATH’S BD                08.05.2016                  SUNDAY
18        JAMAT.UL.VIDA                                         01.07.2016                  FRIDAY
19        RATH YATRA                                              06.07.2016                  WEDNESDAY
20        PARSI NEW YEAR’S DAY/NAUROZ      17.08.2016                  WEDNESDAY        
21          RAKSHA BANDHAN                           18.08.2016                  THURSDAY
22        ONAM                                                            14.09.2016                  WEDNESDAY
23        DUSSEHRA (MAHA SAPTAMI)                08.10.2016                  SATURDAY
24        DUSSEHRA (MAHA ASHTAMI)               09.10.2016                  SUNDAY
25        DUSSEHRA (MAHA NAVMI)                   10.10.2016                  MONDAY
26        MAHARISHI VALMIKI’S BIRTHDAY      16.10.2016                SUNDAY
27        KARAKA CHATURTHI (KARVA CHOUTH)  19.10.2016                  WEDNESDAY 
28        GOVARDHAN PUJA                                   31.10.2016                  MONDAY
29        BHAI DUJ                                                     01.11.2016                  TUESDAY
30        PRATIHAR SASHTHI/                                 06.11.2016                 SUNDAY
            SURYA SASHTHI (CHHAT PUJA)
31        GURU TEG BAHADUR’S MARTYRDOM DAY                24.11.2016                  THURSDAY
32        CHRISTMAS EVE                                                    24.12.2016                  SATURDAY


 

Thursday 17 December 2015

Retirement Age 58 or 33 Years of Service?

Dopt Minister Clarifies on Retirement Age 58 or 33 Years of Service

In Lok Sabha today(16.12.2015), the Dopt Minister Shri Jitendra Singh said that there is no proposal to reduce the retirement age to 58 years of age or 33 years of service for Central Government employees.

In a written reply for the question regarding the retirement age of Central Government employees in Parliament today (16.12.2015), the concerend Minster of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said that the there is no such proposal to reduce the retirement age with the connection of 33 years of service.

Rahul hits out at Modi for treating govt employees, workers with a stick

Rahul Gandhi said the Prime Minister thinks that Indian government employees and workers are shirkers as he lambasted the government for attempting to dilute labour laws.
“Like we fought for the rights of farmers, we will fight for the cause of the workers and government employees and stand with them and would not retreat an inch. We will fight BJP, Modi and RSS,” he said amid applause at the 31st Plenary Session of INTUC, the trade union wing of the Congress.
“Prime Minister thinks that the government employees and workers of India are dishonest, work shirkers and could be made to work only by wielding a lathi. He feels labour laws have to be weakened and workers disciplined so that they are forced to work. He wants to bring them on their knees. If you look at the new laws being made in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana, it will become clear that Modi has started a big assault on workers,” he added.
Gandhi said, “I do not agree that our employee or worker is either shirker or indisciplined… Our worker is scared. He is scared of his future, the future of his children. The worker is scared whether the job he has today will be there tomorrow. Will the factory gate open for him tomorrow.”
Insisting that the government should become “judge” between the labourers and the industry and “not advocate” of industry, he told the Prime Minister that if he is able to remove fear from the mind of the workers then India would be able to surpass China in no time.
Rahul also said the PM was merely creating buzzwords. “It started with ‘achche din’, then came ‘Swachch Bharat’, ‘Smart Cities’, ‘Make in India’, ‘Digital India’ and now ‘Accessible India’. God knows which jumla will come out next.”
Rahul Gandhi was accompanied by former prime minister Manmohan Singh and several Congress leaders.

Installation of ATMs at Identified Post offices - Operational Hand Book on ATM

It  has been intimated by Postal Directorate that the concerned stake holders are actively working to complete the ATM installation process as per the DoP schedule but most of the ATM locations are not aware of the instructions relating to ATM implementation process and interim cash management process. Some of the locations are not providing the ATM fit currency notes to the AGS vendor for loading into the ATM machines for enabling the cash live. This is resulting in undue delay in completion of the ATMs rollout.     
           To make the all concerned aware of the ATM Implementation process, Directorate has ordered to   circulate the hand book  to all the P.Os where ATM are going to be installed.

Click here to view and download the Hand book on ATM.

Wednesday 16 December 2015

நன்றி! நன்றி! நன்றி!

          தகுதியான GDS களுக்கு Officiating Postman ஆக பணியாற்றுவதில் முறையாக Seniority முறை பின்பற்றபடாமல் Ineligible Candidates கள் பணியில் அமர்த்தப்பட்ட பிரச்சனையை கடந்த மாதந்திர பேட்டியின் போது நமது முதுநிலை கண்காணிப்பாளர் உடன் விவாதித்தோம். 
          குறிப்பாக அம்பை தலைமை அஞ்சலகத்தில் திருமதி ஸ்ரீவள்ளி GDS அவர்களுக்கு வாய்ப்பு மறுக்கபட்டு   Ineligible Candidates கள் பணியில் அமர்த்தபட்டனர்.  நாமும், உடனடியாக கோட்ட நிர்வாகத்துக்கு அந்த பிரச்சனையை கொண்டு சென்றோம். நமது கோரிக்கையின் நியாயத்தை உணர்ந்து உடனடியாக அம்பை Postmaster அவர்களிடம் திருமதி ஸ்ரீவள்ளி அவர்களுக்கு பணிவழங்க ஆணை பிறப்பித்த நமது முதுநிலை கண்காணிப்பாளர் திரு V.P. சந்திரசேகர் அவர்களுக்கும் 
உதவி கண்காணிப்பாளர் திரு.P. சொர்ணம் அவர்களுக்கும் எமது நன்றியை தெரிவித்து கொள்கிறோம்.      
- சூரிய கலா 
கோட்ட செயலாளர் P3

Monthly Interview with SSPOs

                   டிசம்பர் மாத மாதந்திர பேட்டி வருகிற 29.12.2015 அன்று மதியம் 0200 மணிக்கு நடைபெறும். உறுப்பினர்கள் தங்களது தீர்க்கப்படாத பிரச்சனைகள் ஏதாவது இருப்பின் உடனடியாக கோட்டசெயலாளர்களை தொடர்ப்பு கொள்ளுமாறு வேண்டுகிறோம். உங்கள் Subject கள் 18.12.2015 மாலைக்குள் தெரிவிக்குமாறு வேண்டுகிறோம். 
 N. வெங்கடாசலம்                                                                                   S.சூரியகலா
கோட்டசெயலாளர்  P4                                                                கோட்ட செயலாளர் P3  

Seventh Pay Commission: Govt to examine minimum pay

            New Delhi: The central government is set to examine the minimum pay, which was recommended by the Seventh pay commission.
           The Implementation cell of the Seventh pay commission recommendation in Finance Ministry is working hard to examine the minimum pay as the pay commission increased the pay gap between the minimum and maximum from existing 1:12 to 1: 13.8.
The government data shows that the pay panel recommended the lowest increase in basic pay i.e. 14.27 per cent since independence.
             Sources in the Finance ministry said there appears to be a pattern of minimum pay not only a particular sector, but other segments are required to study as employees’s body and Trade Unions expressed resentment over the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission and demanded at least 40% hike in the pay of various categories of government employees.
“We found through government documentation, that are widely available, the preponderance of the evidence strongly supports the seventh pay commission report complexity.” said sources.
“But, that Implementation cell is concentrated as well on a range of different sectors like allowances, advances and risk-hardship matrix. So we need to look at those particular sections very closely.” he added.
The lowest paid central government employees will actually take home the lower salary than what they are currently drawing after acceptance of the Seventh Pay Commission report without modification.
A lowest paid central government employee, who was appointed in the Grade Pay of Rs 1800 in the end of 2015 in Group A city and he is residing in government- quarter. His will get net pay January 2016 Rs.16,370 in existing pay rules.
Illustration-
Basic Pay = Pay Band Rs 5200 + Grade Pay Rs 1800=   Rs 7000 +
Expected DA of 125%,                                                    Rs 8750 +
Transport Allowance with DA                                           Rs.1350
Gross Pay                                                             =         Rs. 17100

Deductions: NPS 10% of basic Pay = Rs 700 +
CGEGIS                                            Rs 30
Total                                                  = 730,                            Net Pay =17,100 – 730 = 16370
The same employee will get net pay in January 2016 under the Seventh Pay Commission recommendation without modification, Basic Pay Rs 18,000 – NPS 10% of basic Pay Rs 1800 – CGEGIS Rs 1500 = Rs 14,700. Accordingly, he will be a loser of Rs 1,670.
A minimum pay of Rs 18,000 per month and a maximum of Rs 2.5 lakh per month has been recommended by the Seventh pay commission, headed by Justice A K Mathur, that presented its 900-page report to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on November 19.
The The Seventh Pay Commission recommended raise in basic pay, a key segment that determines several allowances, is only 14.27 per cent – the lowest in 70 years. The previous commission had recommended a 20 per cent hike, which the government doubled while implementing it in 2008.
The Commission recommended a 23.55 per cent increase in the cumulative earnings of central government employees.
The figure of 23.55 per cent covers the increases in pay and allowances.
The overall increase in pay and allowances and pensions over the business-as-usual scenario will be 23.55 per cent, the report said.

Rules regarding quoting of PAN for specified transactions amended.


The Government is committed to curbing the circulation of black money and widening of tax base. To collect information of certain types of transactions from third parties in a non-intrusive manner, the Income-tax Rules require quoting of Permanent Account Number (PAN) where the transactions exceed a specified limit. Persons who do not hold PAN are required to fill a form and furnish any one of the specified documents to establish their identity.
              One of the recommendations of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Black Money was that quoting of PAN should be made mandatory for all sales and purchases of goods and services where the payment exceeds Rs.1 lakh. Accepting this recommendation, the Finance Minister made an announcement to this effect in his Budget Speech. The Government has since received numerous representations from various quarters regarding the burden of compliance this proposal would entail. Considering the representations, it has been decided that quoting of PAN will be required for transactions of an amount exceeding Rs.2 lakh regardless of the mode of payment.

Pay Commission implementation gazette to be issued in April 

The gazette to put into effect the Seventh pay commission recommendation will be issued in April before the announcement of West Bengal, Assam, Kerala and Tamil Nadu states assemblies’ election in May 2016, which will benefit 50 lakh central government employees and 52 lakh pensioners including dependents, Sources of Finance Ministry said Sunday. Click this link to read more . The Sen Times.

Tuesday 15 December 2015

3rd List for Promotion of PA cadre to LSG cadre in POs is released


நமது நெல்லை கோட்டத்தில் Promotion of PA cadre to LSG cadre in POs  ல்
திருN.கண்ணன், Postmaster, Palayankottai.
திருமதி.மீனாட்சி தேவி,Sub Postmaster, Ambasamudram East.
திரு.V.இராமசுப்பிரமணியன், Sub Postmaster, Manimuththar Project
திரு.S.ராஜேந்திரன்,APM (SB), Tirunelveli HO ஆகியோர் 
பதவி உயர்வு பெற்றுள்ளனர். அவர்களுக்கு நமது வாழ்த்துக்கள்

Click here to see the order

Banks cannot attach Pension account to recover loan dues : Madras HC

While allowing a Writ Petition filed by Mrs. A. Muthuiruvakkal of Nagercoil in Kanyakumari district the Madras High Court Madurai Bench of Justice K. Ravichandrabaabu held that a Savings Bank Account maintained primarily for the purpose of depositing monthly pension amount could not be attached by a bank just because the account holder had defaulted repayment of a loan availed from them. The petitioner had challenged an order passed by the State Bank of India on August 13 preventing her from operating the pension account for recovering the outstanding loan amount.

          The counsel for the petitioner Mr.P.Thirumahilmaran submitted that the bank had deducted about Rs.14,681 from the petitioner’s pension account after preventing her from operating the account. It was argued on behalf of the petitioner that putting an S.B. account on hold by passing such an order was impermissible in law as pension amount cannot be attached or recovered for the purpose of recovery of any outstanding amount payable by the petitioner. In support of such contention, the petitioner relied on a decision of the Supreme Court reported in Radhey Shyam Gupta Vs. Punjab National Bank and another wherein the Apex Court had criticized the Rajasthan High Court for ordering attachment of even Fixed Deposits without giving attention to the fact that the loan defaulter in that case had actually converted his pension and gratuity amount into fixed deposits. The bank on its part submitted that as there is outstanding dues to the tune of Rs. 2,18,09,971/- and that they were left with no other option except to pass the impugned order. After hearing the rival submissions the court concurred with arguments of the counsel for the petitioner and observed that “if there is any outstanding due payable by the petitioner, it is for the respondent bank to work out its remedy in the manner known to and permissible by law before the appropriate forum. Without doing so, resorting to attach the pension amount by way of passing the impugned order is impermissible.” The judge set aside the bank’s order and directed it to permit the petitioner to operate the account without any hindrance. 

Read the order here.

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

DATED: 27.11.2015

C O R A M

THE HONOURABLE 

MR.JUSTICE K.RAVICHANDRABAABU

W.P.(MD) No.l7838 of 2015

and

M.P.(MD).No.l of 2015

A.Muthuiruvakkal ... Petitioner
Vs.

1. The State Bank of India,
Stressed Assets Recovery Branch (SARB),
No.8, Dr.Ambedkar Road,
Vinayaganagar Branch (Upstairs),
Madurai-625 O20,
rep.by its Assistant General Manager

2.The Branch Manager,
State Bank of India
Kariapatti Taluk,
Virudhungar District.

3.The Branch Manager,
State Bank of India,
Nagercoil Branch,
Nagercoil ... Respondents
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus ix) call for tine records of the first respondent impugned order dated 13.08.2015 and. quash the same insofar as put on hold in SB A/c.No.113198l0470 for an amount CHE Rs.25 Iakhs on account of recovery' of the dues to the bank and consequently direct the second respondent to credit the amount of Rs. l4,68l/- if any in future with interest which was already deducted in the SB Account of the petitioner.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Thirumahilmaran

For R.l : Mr.S.Sethuraman

For R.2 to 5 : No appearance

ORDER

The petitioner is aggrieved against the order of the first respondent dated 13.08.2015 whereby, her Saving Bank Account No.11319810470 dealing only in respect of her pension amount was put
on hold for the purpose of recovery of an outstanding of loan amount.

2. Heard the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents and perused the materials placed before this Court.

3. It is the contention of the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner that the present impugned order passed is in effect attaching the pension amount of the petitioner lying in S.B.Account No.11319810470 by putting such an account on hold, which is impermissible in limb as pension amount cannot be attached or recovered for the purpose of recovery of any outstanding amount payable by time petitioner. In support of such contention, the learned Counsel relied on a decision of the Supreme Court reported in (2009) 1 SCC 376', Radhey Shyam Gupta vs. Punjab National Bank and another.

4. The learned Counsel for the respondents though. admitted. that time said. Saving' Bank .Account
which was put on hold in the impugned order is in respect of the amount only dealing with the pension of the petitioner, has however submitted that as there is a outstanding dues to the tune of Rs.
2,18,09,97l/- as on 03.08.2015, the respondents bank has left ‘with no other option. except to pass the
present impugned order.

5. The question now that arises for consideration before this Court is as to whether the respondent bank is justified in attaching the pension amount of the petitioner by passing the present impugned order for realization of the outstanding dues, as claimed by the respondent bank.

6. It is well settled that attachment of pension amount cannot be made for realization of any outstanding. In this aspect, the above decision of the Apex Court relied on by the learned Counsel
appearing for the petitioner can be usefully quoted, wherein, in paragraph. No.33, time Supreme Court has observed that the pension and gratuity amount should not attached under the provision of the Code of Civil Procedure. Paragraph No.33 reads as follows:-

“33. However, we are also of the ‘view that having regard to proviso (g) to Section 60(1) of the Code, the High Court committed a jurisdictional error in directing that a portion. of time decretal amount; be satisfied frmn the fixed deposit receipts of the appellant held fur the Bank. The High. Court also erred in placing the onus on the appellant to produce time Matador in question for being auctioned for recovery of the decretal dues. In other words, the High Court erred in altering the decree of the trial Court in it revisional jurisdiction, particularly, when the pension and gratuity of the appellant, which had been converted into fixed deposits, could not be attached. under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure. The decision inJyothi Chit Fund case has been considerably watered down by later decision which have been indicated in para 22 hereinbefore and it ‘has been held that gratuity payable would not be liable to attachment for satisfaction of a court decree in view of proviso (g) to Section 60(1) of the Code.”

7. Therefore, if there is any outstanding due payable by the petitioner, it is for the respondents bank to work out their remedy to recover the said amount, in the manner known to and permissible by law, before the appropriate forum. Without doing so, resorting' to attach time pension amount by way of passing the impugned order is impermissible.

8. Accordingly, this wait petition is allowed and time impugned order is set aside. Consequently, the respondent bank is directed to permit the petitioner to operate the said Saving Bank Account referred. to above, without any hindrance. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

27.11.2015

Index :Yes/No
Internet : Yes/No
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K. RAVICHANDRABAABU, J
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To

1.The State Bank of India,
Stressed Assets Recovery Branch (SARB),
No.8, Dr.Ambedkar Road,
Vinayaganagar Branch (Upstairs),
Madurai-625 020,
rep.by its Assistant General Manager

2.The Branch Manager,
State Bank of India
Kariapatti Taluk,
Virudhungar District.

3.The Branch Manager,
State Bank of India,
Nagercoil Branch,
Nagercoil.

W.P.(MD) NO.17838 of 2015

27.11.2015

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