Pension matters One view based on long experience is that nothing dramatic may happen, through judiciary or otherwise, on our pending genuine problems unless and until parallel situations affecting Bank pensioners are finally dealt with by IBA/GOI, .one way or the other. We are therefore naturally keeping in touch with friends in the banking sector who are fighting for justice to their pensioners. The one identical problem is the denial of 100% neutralization on DR, the only difference being the date on which the discrimination arose. Also, the issue affecting the pensioners of SBI alone calls for our close watch. In SBI those who retired after the seventh bipartite settlement was effected still receive their pensions based on the earlier 6th bipartite settlement. This is something similar to the case of retired of the period 1/8/92 to 1/4/93 for whom the judiciary has already handed down a verdict favourable to the pensioners in MC Jain's case. The writ petitions bot