SANDEEP LAHIRI CHOUDHURY AND ANR vs SMALL INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK OF INDIA AND 2 ORS

RJ-WP 4746.2022.doc Kavita S.J. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4746 OF 2022 Sandeep Lahiri Choudhury & Anr., ...Petitioners Versus Small Industries Development Bank of India & Ors., ...Respondents ---------- Mr. Ramesh Ramamurthy a/w Mr. Saikumar Ramamurthy and Mr. Aalim N. Pinjari for Petitioners. Mr. Anand Pai a/w Mr. Rahul Sanghavi a/w Mr. Ajinkya Kadam i/b Sanjay Udeshi and Co. for Respondents. ---------- CORAM : R.I. CHAGLA AND ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ. RESERVED ON : 21st JANUARY, 2026. PRONOUNCED ON : 9th FEBRUARY, 2026. JUDGMENT: (Per R.I. Chagla, J.) SHARAYU PANDURANG KHOT 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard by consent 2. By this Writ Petition, the Petitioners are seeking quashing 1/20 RJ-WP 4746.2022.doc and setting aside Clauses 3(VIII) and 4(IX) of the impugned Circular dated 29th June, 2022 (Exhibit-N to the Petition). Further direction is sought against the Respondents to pay all the retired employees and family members of the deceased employees the pension from the respective date of superannuation or the date of retirement and also pay the arrears arising out of such payment of Pension from the d