All India Union Bank v. The Managing Director

ORDER DATED 10-6-2025 VIDE ANNEXURE G, PASSED BY 2ND RESPONDENT BEARING NO. HR/2025/9940 AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ

ORAL ORDER

¶1The petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs:

i) Issue a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing of the impugned communication official order dated 10-06-2025 vide Annexure G, passed by 2nd respondent bearing No.HR/2025/9940

ii) Issue a Writ or order or direction as this Hon'ble Court deems fit under the circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity.

¶2The petitioner submitted a representation to the Managing Director of Union Bank of India, calling upon him not to give effect to any resolutions that may be passed by the All India Union Bank SC/ST Employees Association in the meetings scheduled to be held on 24.02.2025 and 25.02.2025. The said representation not having been considered, the petitioner had approached this Court by filing WP No.11272 or 2025. This Court vide its order dated

29.04.2025 directed the respondent to consider the representation and pass necessary orders strictly in accordance with law.

¶3Subsequent thereto, the Communication has been issued by the General Manager, Human Resources dated 10.06.2025 stating that the Bank has issued necessary guidelines for all Unions to follow. Insofar as any resolution passed by the All India Union Bank SC/ST Employees Association is concerned, The Bank does not have any authority to interfere in the

internal meetings of resolution passed by any Trade Union or Association and left the discretion to the petitioner to challenge any resolution passed by the said Union before the appropriate Authority/Court. It is challenging said endorsement that the petitioner is before this court seeking for the aforesaid reliefs.

¶4As is evident from the representation, the petitioner, who claims to be a member of the Central Working Committee and an Executive Member of the SC/ST Union Bank of India Association, sought a direction that the resolutions passed by the Trade Union in its meetings held on 24.02.2025 and 25.02.2025 should not be given effect to. The representation was submitted to the employer, namely, Union Bank of India.

¶5In my considered opinion, the employer has rightly rejected the representation, stating that it cannot interfere with the day-to-day affairs and functioning of the Trade Union. If the petitioner is aggrieved by any action taken by the Trade Union, it is open to him, as a member thereof, to pursue the matter before the Trade Union and/or the competent

authority, in accordance with law. This is precisely what has been conveyed in the impugned communication dated 10.06.2025

¶6No infirmity can be found therewith, reserving all rights and leaving all contentions open for the petitioner to agitate before the appropriate forum, the petition stands disposed.

Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE

SR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 44

((((((((((((HC-KAR, NC:(2026:KHC:39123( WP(No.(17857(of(2025( ( ,,,,,,,,,, , CNR:(KAHC010392512025( ( ( IN(THE(HIGH(COURT(OF(KARNATAKA(AT(BENGALURU( TH DATED(THIS(THE(27 (DAY(OF(JULY,(2026( BEFORE( THE(HON'BLE(MR.(JUSTICE(SURAJ(GOVINDARAJ( WRIT(PETITION(NO.(17857(OF(2025((GM-RES)( BETWEEN:(( ( 1., ALL,INDIA,UNION,BANK, SC/ST,EMPLOYEES,ASSOCIATION,, BY,ITS,ALL,INDIA,WORKING,PRESIDENT,, (MH,131/2022),, SRI,S.,SENTHIL,KUMAR,, S/O.,SUNDARAM,, AGED,ABOUT,55,YEARS,, SENIOR,MANAGER,,, RCOC,INCHARGE,, UNION,BANK,OF,INDIA,,, R.O,,KANCHIPURAM,, CHENNAI,-,600,001, , C/O,SRINIVASULU,D.V., UNION,BANK,OF,INDIA, NO.,24,,OLD,AIRPORT,ROAD,BRANCH,,, Digitallytisigned MURUGESHPALYA,, by0SHWETHA BENGALURU,-,560,017, RAGHAVENDRA ,Location:0HIGH 2., ALL,INDIA,UNION,BANK,COURT0OF KARNATAKA SC/ST,EMPLOYEES,ASSOCIATION,, BY,ITS,ALL,INDIA,DEPUTY,GENERAL,SECRETARY,, (MH,131/2022), RAMPRASAD,S/O,RAMAIAH,, AGED,ABOUT,50,YEARS,,, OCCUPATION:,CASHIER,, UNION,BANK,OF,INDIA,,, DIAMOND,DISTRICT,BRANCH,, AUSTIN,TOWN,,WEST,ROAD,, BENGALURU,-,560,047, …,PETITIONERS, (BY,SRI.,HANUMANTHAPPA,HARAVI.,,ADVOCATE), AND: 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR UNION BANK OF INDIA CENTRAL OFFICE, MUMBAI VIDHANA BHAVAN MARG NARIMAN POINT MUMBAI - 400 001 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER (HR) HUMAN RESOURCES VERTICAL CENTRAL OFFICE UNION BANK OF INDIA VIDHANA BHAVAN MARG NARIMAN POINT MUMBAI - 400 001 … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. T P MUTHANNA., ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING OF THE IMPUGNED COMMUNICATION OFFICIAL