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(Ministr y of Labour & Employment, Govt. Of India)
17-ar cbV-164-1/ Head Office
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Bhavishva Nidhi Bhawan. I4-Bhikaii Cama Place. New Delhi-110066
Weber www.epfindia.gov.in
No. Pen./3/2/2006/Para9
&10.--!,,,ce,
Dated:
13 DEC 2011
To,
AU Addl. Centr al P.F. Commissioner s,
AU Regional Pr ovident Fund Commissioner s,
All Officer s-in-Char ge, ROs/SROs.
Sub: implementationof Para1 0(2) of EPS, 1 995- Criteriafor decidingeligibility.
Sir ,
Please find enclosed her ewith a copy of the or der of Hon'ble Supr eme Cour t in Civil
Appeal No. 30844/2010 alongwith copy of NCDRC or der . It is obser ved that while disposing of
the petition, the Hon'ble Cour t has held that
" the special leave petitionis dismissedleaving
the questionof lawopentobe decidedinanappropriate case" .
The matter has been examined in consultation with Panel Advocate as well as Legal
Advisor of our or ganization who have opined that it is not a fit case for filing r eview petition,
their opinion is as follows:
1 .
Panel Advocate- Ms. AparnaBhat-

" There is nopointinpursuingthe

reviewpetition, as the amendedsection1 0(2) of the EPS, 1 995has no
retrospective affect. Inanyeventinthe presentcase,
the Hon'ble Supreme
Court while dismissing the petition was pleased to leave the
question of law open.
The reviewpetitions are decidedbythe same judges
intheir chamber withoutgrantinganyoral hearing. Therefore, there is nopointin
filingthe reviewpetitionagainstthe order dated1 5.1 1 .201 0."
2.
Legal Advisor- Dr. K.N. Chaturvedi-

" Inviewof the amendmentinthe actual

service weigtage of 2years is givenwhenamember superannuates onattaining
the age of 58years, andwhohas rendered20years service or more. Thus, after
the amendmentthe age of the member atthe time of superannuationmustbe 58
years andthe number of yeas of his actual service mustbe 20years or more.
Before the amendment, thatis, prior of 24 -07 -2009the decisionof the National
Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissioninthe case of RPFCvs Sri Mallikarjan
D. Verapur will operate dependingonthe facts ineach case."
You
ar e accor dingly, r equested to deal with legal disputes /r epr esentations wher e the
above judgment of NCDRC/Supr eme Cour t is cited, on above lines.
Y ID
f hfull ,
Encl: As above.
(APRA,JITA JAGGI)
REGIONAL P.F. COMMISSIONER-II (PENSION)
Copy to:
PA & CAO.
2
Chief Vigilance Officer.
3. Director NATRSS.
4.
RPFC (NDC)/ (NRPO) with a request to upload on the website.
5.
All ZAPs/All ZTIs/Sub
6.
All Officers in the Head Office.
7.
Hindi Section for Hindi Version.
Page 1 al
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NO.31

COURT NO.11 SECTION XVII

SUPREME COURT OFINDIA
RECORDOFPROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil} No(s).30844/2016
(From the judgement and order dated 29/06/2010 in RPNo. 3970/2009
of The NATIONAL CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, t} fEW DELHI)
REGIONAL P.F.COMMR. Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
MALLIKARJUN DEVENDRAPPAVERAPUR Respondent(s)
(With pray er for interim relief)
Date: 15/11/2010 This Petition was called on for hearing today .
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G.S. SINGHVI
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASOK KUMAR GANGULY
For Petitioner(s) Ms. Aparna Bhat, Adv.
Mr.P.Ramesh Kumar, Adv.
For Respondent(s)
UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following
ORDER
The special leave petition is dismissed leaving the question of
law open to be decided in an appropriate case.
(Satish K.Yadav) (Phoolan Wati Arora)
Court Master Court Master
L
http://cour tnic.nic.in/supr eme,cour t/temp/de%203084410p.txt 4/26/2011
TIONAL CONS t..1....Eir .:1:+ '
.S PUTES REDSESSAI. COMMISSION

NO. 3970 OF 2000
:;:,ti:J.21.8.0S, in Appqill No.1256/2009
he
Cbniniission.kalnatultaj
Reg ibnal. Pr ovides. n F Conir piSsioner
Officc:
"Bhavishyz;nidni pihnv;:n",
Aland Road, Hubli
Kar nataka
Thitugh Rebion
(Leaul),. Delhi,
Pr ovident Fund' Comfnis.sioner
Vls
Sr r Mallikar jun Dove ndr appa Voiapur
.
Ste Devendr appa,
,
Rio liunagund.
, Distr ict Bagalkot
Neat Telephone Exc:
-,:Inge,
War d No., Navanzi
,2,;_ tr ,
Kar natal;:i
BEFORE:
11,K,

Pi7I LESIC)i1,10
tOe,Pct.t1c;r 1c...i
Manchor 4a, AcNocal.e
For Lhe'Re's;p0r i(. ,Jnt: SI",ii SOir d, Advocate
(-r ono,i6c:r o c

: ' ' 0
Petitioner .
. .
ZI711111;;TIM 7171177 477,7;1
(;*zonii..4,r (ion
II
trl rliat
*era .4.I *An. I I *
I_.7
Respondent
, .
PER :J.LisTiCE
B.AT*1,
,
311)1 ..\16'MEIV1BER
The
canic: in. r e \fision againSt concur r ent finding Of
The OdnSur nor For um had .givon dir ections to Ptr ie,,---

pen t7,:011
of the complainzint
.
as per ,Rule
fr ....inplo ., ;'c.s
.cs' Pension Scheme, '1995.
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. '43" 1- . ..- - 4"I. ..., ''...
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1Vk'p' (if , L1 11 Icr;
pr eitr iL pet1 4
40ier to r efi;:
1'.._ ifi)le;:d
Vial; 's

Counsel for the
. ,
:,115i
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try
'
1,i1:111tAiutl 401
.404a111 Ikt
I itl.lt.i
tti
the or d
,
Dr . EiQsides this, Rs.
.1,0001-

cosi Of' pr );;ev,dings,

.This or d..-31
.
was
challenged

.the lyr cL:c.;;t:potiti'dner tietie he State Commission and

th Qidcr 'of.the, DiStr ict Fer um. The

niatter was ...nolly

;the
nission
. stage.
CO:11-1,:sei
jar U.

;
hear d.
PelitionetIOP

1)cfor c .1
-
ne thtt the
.
pention of the

complainant. I's .r Uquiced

r cafixr .-..Cl_ in.:teans of Rule 12(

.. 3_ 1cbi of
En)p,loyees',.[Pensic,n Siheine, 195 and that the Compleillant
.
-wialmOr .r br i:JeNuar r ocoler -adr agilEA
WOLWA
:

is .not
entWo.d .,to
. ,veigiltac
.
:: of tvio pais> since
'.he had not completed 20
ye.ais''O ponsionall)I-J !,(ir vico.

ei6,11.1095. It was submitted that

f
the n...;elinpi.
..0.y.ant did n
. dtn- , a.
r so o,ny cocItr ibution*pr ior '

1905;that'ther e '
isdiffecen,c..
,
e, in pension:1'3'2 sk
,.
..Nice. and eli7,ible
'SC
Nice 'ar eaactuol
:xr itic.
,:n of pension. Accor ding to him, 20
t
lc
.j95 in or der
- tO give
twa.)ie;,Ir s..

,

,Yvccjii.U..6o.

ci not cOnipleteci. the said per iod and

..t-
Ld in par agr aphs 6.2.13 of the '
I.,
r.
rc-4e11"C- :Ci 10. .1)O
ra
Ora phS
,
;;;;.CI.C..c.! r\ACC:- .
vets
was not clisputes.i
If
htly.cd to 2.yatttn
walghteloa tflam
W es
AcCp:"(iIng to
the .Coun:1
1
for tho,OP, the
nonttl and not
,
Rs.1520/-, as claimed,

(""),4'..,51.
;uTE;i'

2
\r-

1,1
mp.10yeas' Pen.jpn
Aei
,
ic.atir ed . fr or n

;;Uper ar inu:ption of 58 , ;yeor s: ..
Penion. Stheme, 199;.i. have
1:11.;,..:totr .in'.. pr OviF:ior ,t ;
I
.hieii.1 av to Lc t&f!.c.
senFice .
coveted under 11) 4 , A:
,
nx the. ) mjutrvott, ( t
15235 or from. the' . .
.1. .I tor. tothe
"
N O . " Exi, Sling e;4 rt. ' t" )
rnes n1.;prof S.:Th(:710, 1971";
(xN " pas t r&rvicc P ri) ozh. -is thepbrior gi of r6 rictoreci 4 y an.
665 1/ 17 c. i jo;i4 . 1: 1;7 Friplc. ;y0 6S'
oi 1 C, ) : 3 5 , .
o:r t.
;''.
Ottl41,,,d, .1): II ou'onliitud

onsion of the required to be fix'ect o' pqr ,Rule

(4)( r ed with. Rule 10(?) of thx: L- 14toy6e . Pension Stdi. c.tme; 1995
d the somplainant. is entitled' to icdoittoille, of tylio year s .Adcor ding
hir r t.,,the pension of the..cornpininiint is r ed:tiir 6d t9 ha 'fish-2d nt.
.s.152.Ji-. per ntOnth. Lcl. botvise! for tho. CD111;:,1:2 htlifle(
ubmitted that, tho: payir.g :contribution oven earlier
Oder! Family . Pension Scheme, too findings of the For a
low do not call for int, .r fo.T:i ,
ft' 1. 1c;t: . ,1. , d

5! 3snent momb...1r of
it: 1.-.mi.11,:)., co s' Prof..;.icnt lEi52 zind he opted. for
,
popsion seheme. , 1;1:: i;ciot F.,er vicc.l'of 2 , 1
pr tor years nner ,
. . . , ( xv) " 13 en. a. ion. : ;1. ) e. ' w. , : r.
,
, ii;;e" hic: : : ns the;;ervicerendered
by , the

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per iod of
pas t
s ervict. ' , . . . relate.
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rendered by
file
cir opic . p.'ds ;.Jo. cidf
theEnployees ' : Family P ens ion
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1.,...1971:t0'15.11,19,9!3. .
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aC t,tipl
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Uld
perio4 of
- Sell' iCa
.
rendoidd by the. .
eniploycos corntilencing' froma , d' etoon orafter'
. 1' 6. 11. 1, 0 5 5 .
-
. 1: 1; the' date. . . of - o;dt
. from. . the
employr neht.. or
..aitair O idnt
of
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of . agd,
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p. 10 ' O olitc. I beronnded off s parato.
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the eniployee under ' the

eS'I.',.41SiOn ,, , Sehethe fr om 1::),.,1971

Thus.,the
1...;,v41) ! ;:h
'o 11.7, Coei.s.l,cien:7,1jor .eillgibitl,'pf
ar s,a0:or ,15.11,1395,
:57,id
fur th.c,,e'pr ovides
by thei.ipiptoye.c.
.
nicai'icir lq fr om
.1C., ...11''
.1'0$ till the, datu of
tainft of 58 Year s', whichever is
car lior . Th6.complpinant had
ser ved.. for

attor
fur thc., r pr ovitjes ti- tat
der $tittselvi..;e' Ser vice'.or both as the Case may
or Aituto ,
ellipitle, civic o. Thut;, the coMplaihoht.had 24. year s past
and a
year s of actual..ser vi;:(... atee
.
.coihing into far ce. of lha
es Penziop Seher ne, '1065
;Ir ai sinqii th'
,: said ser vico la mot
- i
, ,
years , iir t vi~ ciuld be .6.0 I 11;i3Li to '...aightzige
or two ,yeor s'in le- r ais of.
. ,
the 10(2)
.of the sad Rules., Pr ir aor ar lh
r i 12:13 cf the
Mamie! pf,/, ,..;c1Jniihtj i'l
,;:!.... ..
.. .
,
r ocadyr e which Wovideslhot the v..eightoge. is:due io be given Onty in the
it
veal!) .
,..2015 does not get any suppor t [r em any pr ovision
. in ihe
es' PerlsiOn-Schme,
1995 and the said,
par agr aph of Z:2,13 in

. , . , .
Oil Net Ot)r )ling Pr ocedur e is notin.ac:Cor datice
with the pr ovisions
.., , .
4211 clin..p.,. - SCheine, ......,. 1514.15. ".- .": }121'' ...'" 4
I te'... 44
1 ty
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1
a
1h6 ,'ot)oc,,.1
.:iiii"6 tho; Opinion that' the
coowtalnant is
.! ..
e- :years
vielont;.- ie..uocit;:1-

(2)
of tree Employees 'Pension,.
0.
i,fig anci
hit
pprision''.1.3:::,1"..:::::41
r igh`J?
C,fdered
to he;fixed ..,1y.t
I i
-.r tOcip'.
.i, 01. Rule' 1:
1. ,, , 41,r ez
-v11 I;:vith
F,LI,C; 10(
.2) Cf,
t1- 1,1
Empfcr jeoss
Si;
, ':,!

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do not call
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