In Brief
Issac T.M, a former employee of Idukki District Co-operative Bank, sought pension benefits, but the Bank withheld the disbursal pending the outcome of litigation the appellant had initiated against the Bank. The Supreme Court held that an employee's right to earned pension cannot be delayed or denied due to unrelated disputes with the employer. The Bank had no justification for refusing to forward required papers to the pension authority. The Court set aside the High Court's decision and allowed the appeal, directing timely disbursement of the appellant's pensionary dues without conditioning it on the resolution of other disputes.
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