Faced with retirement delays? File a Consumer Complaint for Quick Resolution | Expert opinions

Qazi Muhammad Ateeq was an employee of Union Bank of India. He was automatically retired on May 16, 2011, but the payment of his pension was excessively delayed. Finally, an amount of Rs 15,40,000 was paid on September 10, 2014.

Ateeq filed a consumer complaint with the Gorakhpur district forum in which he claimed interest from May 2011 to September 2014 due to delay in payment. The bank contested the complaint on the ground that the disputes regarding pension, gratuity, etc. cannot be filed before a consumer forum because no compensation is paid by a

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