STATE BANK OF PATIALA vs KANWAL NAIN SINGH

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the High Court regarding the respondent's voluntary retirement under the Bank's Voluntary Retirement Scheme, emphasizing that Clause 9 of the Scheme, which states that applications cannot be withdrawn, is binding. The Court clarified that the respondent's retirement was valid despite his attempt to withdraw his application the following day. The Court also addressed the calculation of ex-gratia payments, affirming that they were based on the total length of service until the actual retirement date, thus rejecting the respondent's claims for enhanced payments.