Supreme Court of India

Vijay Kumar v. Central Bank of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 7 S.C.R. 523
Bench Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Joymalya Bagchi JJ.
Decided 15 July 2025

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What the Court ordered

Accordingly, we allow the appeal and set aside the order of the High Court and order of the Field General Manager dated 07.08.2015 reducing pension without prior consultation of the Board of Directors.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration The High Court upheld reduction of one-third of the pension payable to the appellant under the Central Bank of India (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 1995. Headnotes† Central Bank of India (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 1995 – Central Bank of India (Officers’) Service Regulations, 1979 – Central Bank of India Officer Employees’ (Discipline and Appeal) Regulations, 1976 – Allegation against the appellant that he sanctioned loans without proper appraisal – Inquiry was initiated – Inquiry report held the appellant guilty – Consequent to which, appellant was compulsory

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