If life certificate is not submitted by pensioner; before stopping his pension, _it is the duty of the bank to visit the house of pensioner and know the readon for not submitting

@Kumarswami507

Here is the summary of the Karnataka High Court Writ Petition No. 405/2023 :

*The Case — Facts*

• The petitioner was H. Nagabhushana Rao, a 102-year-old freedom fighter, receiving pension under the Swatantra Sainik Samman Gaurava Dhana Pension Scheme.

• His pension was stopped from November 2017 because he did not submit his Life Certificate for 2017-18 in time.

• Later, on 24 December 2018, he submitted the Life Certificate.

• By then, arrears had accumulated — around ₹3,71,280.

• The High Court ordered that pension must be released with 6% annual interest from 24 December 2018 until payment.

• The Court also imposed ₹1,00,000 as costs (fine) on the respondents for wrongfully stopping the pension of such an elderly pensioner.

• The Court gave two weeks’ time to make the payment.

*Conclusion*

• *True parts:*

• Pension was wrongly stopped.

• Court ordered arrears + 6% interest.

• Costs of ₹1,00,000 imposed.

• Payment ordered within 2 weeks.

• *Exaggerated/False parts:*

• 18% interest” if not paid in 2 weeks (not in order).

• Bank must visit every pensioner before stopping pension (applies only in special circumstances, not for all).

So yes, the judgment exists and is helpful, but the *WhatsApp forward is misleading because it makes the ruling look like a general law for all pensioners, when in fact it was a specific relief for a 102-year-old freedom fighter.*