Kerala High Court
E.K.Venugopal vs Union Of India on 12 April, 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A.
Wednesday, the 12th day of April 2023 / 22nd Chaithra, 1945
WP(C) NO. 5513 OF 2023
PETITIONERS:
1. E.K.VENUGOPAL AGED 66 YEARS CHAITHANYA, PRA-104, KANNOTH TEMPLE
ROAD, MUPPATHADAM, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683110
2. P. GOVINDAN KUTTY S/O. P GOVINDA MENON AGED 72 YEARS SIVAPARVATHY,
NEAR MAKILIYAM TEMPLE, IRIMPANAM P.O, TRIPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM, PIN -
682309
3. V.Z.FAISAL MOHAMED S/O. LATE V.K ZACKARIA AGED 71 YEARS
VALIYAVEETTIL, CRESCENT NAGAR, S.R.M ROAD, KOCHI, PIN - 682018
4. K.R.VENUGOPALA PILLAI S/O. RAGHAVAN PILLAI AGED 72 YEARS KUTTUNGAL
HOUSE, MANNAMTHURUTH, VARAPUZHA P.O, PIN - 683517
5. K.S. IBRAHIMKUTTY S/O. SAIDU MOHEMED AGED 67 YEARS KUTTUNGAL HOUSE,
MANNAMTHURUTH, VARAPUZHA P.O,, PIN - 683517
6. V.A HAMSA S/O. ADIMAKUTTY AGED 74 YEARS VELLAMKOLIL HOUSE,
KUTTIKKATTUKARA P.O, PATHALAM, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683101
7. N.V. BENEDICT S/O.VARKEY AGED 68 YEARS NOCHIPARAMBIL HOUSE,
PANAYIKULAM P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683511
8. P. VENUGOPALAN NAIR S/O. PADMANABHAN NAIR AGED 68 YEARS THEKKEDATH
(H), WEST KADUNGALLOOR P.O, ALUVA, PIN - 683110
9. MOHANDAS PILLATH S/O. K. KUMARAN NAIR AGED 69 YEARS KEZHUKOOT (H),
MURIYAD P.O, THRISSUR, PIN - 680683
10. CHANDRAN PILLAI T.N S/O. NARAYANAN NAIR N AGED 74 YEARS THADATHIL
HOUSE, MUPPATHADAM P.O, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683110
11. VARGHESE KURIAN P.C S/O. SCARIA VARGHESE AGED 70 YEARS PALAKULATH
HOUSE, MANJUMMEL P.O, UDYOGAMANDAL, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
12. M.K. ABDUL AZIZ S/O. KUNJUMOHAMMED M.A AGED 67 YEARS MANUVELIL
HOUSE, VATTEKKUNNAM, EDAPALLY NORTH, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682024
13. B.S.SHAMSUDHEEN S/O.SAINUDEEN B.K AGED 67 YEARS VALIYAPARAMBIL,
VETTEKUNNAM, EDAPPALLY NORTH P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682024
14. V.V. JOY S/O. V.T VARKEY AGED 73 YEARS VAZHACHALIL HOUSE, ALANGAD
P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683511
15. BABY MARGRETT A.J C/O. JOHN AGED 70 YEARS VITHAYATHIL HOUSE, DIPPO
ELOOR NORTH , NEAR PHC UDYOGAMANDAL P.O, PIN - 683501
16. P.A. KUNJAPPAN S/O.AYYAPPAN AGED 72 YEARS PORIYANGANATH, ERAMAM,
MUPPATHADAM P.O, ALUVA,ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683110
17. M.A.JOY S/O. M.A JOSEPH AGED 75 YEARS MANGALAPPILLY HOUSE, NAZARETH
ROAD, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683101
18. V.K. SASIDHARAN S/O. V. KRISHNAN AGED 67 YEARS RESIDING AT
VELANPARAMBIL HOUSE, EDATHALA P.O, PUKKATTUPADY, ERNAKULAM, PIN -
683501
19. M.A. KUNJUMOHAMMED S/O. ABDUL KADER AGED 70 YEARS MEZHUKKATTIL
HOUSE, ERUMATHALA P.O, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683112
20. VASUDEVAN NAIR.R S/O. RAMAN NAIR AGED 71 YEARS KUNNATHUPARAMBIL
HOUSE, PARUVASSERY, WADAKKANCHERY, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678686
21. O. MURALEEDHARAN S/O. P.R NARAYANA PILLAI AGED 70 YEARS ANUGRAH
PULICKAL, SANTHI NAGAR, MUPPATHADAM P.O, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM, PIN -
683110
22. T.V. OUSEPH S/O. T.O VARKEY AGED 72 YEARS THEKKANATH HOUSE, KARIYAD
JN, MEKKAD P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683589
23. K.K. JOSEPH S/O. VARGHESE KURIAN AGED 70 YEARS 32/570, JMK
BUILDINGS, HOLY ANGELS ROAD, SOUTH KALAMASSERY, ERNAKULAM, PIN -
682033
24. JOYKUTTY P.A S/O. ABRAHAM AGED 72 YEARS PARAMPUZHA HOUSE, NEAR
CARMAL HOSPITAL, ASOKAPURAM, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683101
25. C.V. MURALEEDHARAN S/O. M.VASU NAIR AGED 69 YEARS CHEMMAYATH HOUSE,
EROOR NORTH P.O, TRIPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM-, PIN - 682306
26. BABY FRANCIS S/O. C.A. FRANCIS AGED 70 YEARS CHANEPARAMBIL HOUSE,
CHIRAKKAGAM, SANTHI NAGAR ROAD, VARAPUZHA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683517
27. V.P. MICHAEL V.A. PAUL AGED 70 YEARS MIG 89, SURABHI NAGAR,
KUSUMAGIRI P.O, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682030
28. T.R. KUMARI AGED 68 YEARS MEENAKSHI BHAVAN, ELOOR SOUTH,
UDYOGAMANDAL, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
29. U.T.ANTONY S/O. U.C. TOMMY AGED 69 YEARS UZHUNNUMKATTIL HOUSE,
MUTTINAKAM, VARAPUZHA P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683517
30. V.L.BENEDICT S/O. V.O.LONAN AGED 71 YEARS VARIATHPARAMBIL HOUSE,
PANAYIKULAM P.O, ALANGAD, ALUVA,ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683511
31. K.A.ABDUL KHADER S/O.AHAMMED AGED 68 YEARS KOOTTUNGAL HOUSE,
KODIKUTHUMALA, ASOKAPURAM P.O, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683101
32. P.K.SUDARSANAN S/O. KANNAN AGED 70 YEARS PERUMUTTATH HOUSE,
KODUVAZHANGA, NEERIKKODE P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683511
33. P.K.CHANDRASEKHARAN S/O. P.KUNJIKANNAN AGED 69 YEARS PADANNAKODE
HOUSE, CHUTTUPADUKARA, LBS ROAD, OPP. SNGSMF, EDAPPALLY, PIN -
682024
34. K.NARAYANAN NAIR S/O. KUMARAPILLAI AGED 70 YEARS SREEVALSOM,
ASARIPARAMBU, JRA 14 , MANJUMMEL P.O, ALUVA, UDYOGAMANDAL,
ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
35. V.N.UNNIKRISHNAN S/O.V.K.NARAYANAN AGED 66 YEARS AYILIYAM,
MAVELIPURAM, KAKKANAD P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682030
36. PAUL K.PAUL S/O. K.P. PAUL AGED 68 YEARS KALAPPARAMBATH HOUSE,
MUTHIRAPADOM, THAIKKATTUKARA P.O, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683106
37. C. KUNJUMOHAMMED S/O. SAIDU C.M AGED 70 YEARS CHALAKKAPARAMBIL
HOUSE, HMT COLONY P.O, MARKET ROAD, KALAMASSERY, ERNAKULAM, PIN -
683503
38. M.M.MANI S/O. MATHEW MANI AGED 70 YEARS MYLACKEL, MANJUMMEL P.O,
UDYOGAMANDAL SO, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
39. K.A.MOHAMED S/O. ALIPULA AGED 71 YEARS KUZHIVELIL HOUSE, ELOOR
NORTH, UDYOGAMANDAL P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
40. 40. A.THOMAS S/O.EAPEN ANTHRAYOSE AGED 68 YEARS ANICKAPARAMBIL
HOUSE, K.K LANE, PARUTHALI BRIDGE, EDAPPALLY P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN -
682024
41. K.R. SUNDARAN S/O. M.RAGHAVAN PILLAI AGED 71 YEARS NIRMALYAM,
PATTERIPURAM, NAZARATH ROAD, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683101
42. B.V.VISWANATHAN NAIR S/O. R.BHASKARA KURUP AGED 68 YEARS VIJI NIVAS,
31/1020 B, RAIL NAGAR 1, KUNJAN BAVA ROAD END, VYTTILA P.O,
ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682019
43. V.JOSEPH VARGHESE S/O. V.D. VARUDHUNNY AGED 70 YEARS VELIYATH HOUSE,
KORATTY P.O, EAST ANGADI, THRISSUR, PIN - 680308
44. G.O.AUGUSTHY S/O.G.T.PAPPU AGED 71 YEARS GOPURATHINGAL HOUSE,
ALANGAD P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683511
45. M.G.PAUL S/O. M.R.GEORGE AGED 69 YEARS MADATHIPARAMBIL,
CHERANELLOOR, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682034
46. M.JAYADEVAN S/O.E.MATHAVAN AGED 73 YEARS AMBALAMPARAMBATH,
UDAYANAPURAM P.O, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686143
47. P.M. SHAMSUDIN S/O P.B.MOIDEEN AGED 65 YEARS PALLIKKARA HOUSE, ELOOR
EAST, UDYOGAMANDAL P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
48. P.L. MATHEW S/O P.G.LONAPPAN AGED 71 YEARS PALLIPARAMBIL HOUSE,
ELOOR NORTH, UDYOGAMANDAL P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
49. SANTHAKUMARY K.N D/O. M.P.NARAYANAN NAIR AGED 73 YEARS THACHETH
HARINIVAS, FERRY ROAD, ELOOR SOUTH, UDYOGAMANDAL, ERNAKULAM, PIN -
683501
50. G.GOPINATHAN PILLAI S/O. K.GOPALA PILLAI AGED 68 YEARS DIVYA NIVAS,
ELOOR SOUTH, UDYOGAMANDAL P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
51. K.A. JOSEPH S/O. K.P ANTONY AGED 69 YEARS KURISINKAL HOUSE, KALCHOOR
ROAD, MANJUMMEL P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
52. XAVIER C.D S/O.DEVASSYKUTTY AGED 73 YEARS CHIRAPPANATHU HOUSE,
PANAYIKULAM P.O, PUTHIYA ROAD JUNCTION, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM, PIN -
683511
53. K.S.VARGHESE S/O. K.P.SAMUEL AGED 72 YEARS CHAKKALAKIDANGIL,
VIDYANAGAR NO. 3, COCHIN UNIVERSITY P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682022
54. P.M. VIJAYAN S/O.RAGHAVAN AGED 69 YEARS PAREEPURACKAL HOUSE, V.P.
MARAKAR ROAD, EDAPALLY NORTH POST, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682024
55. M.G.PATHROSE S/O. M.M. GEEVARGHESE AGED 68 YEARS MUDAVANAL PARAMBIL
HOUSE, EAST KADUNGALLUR, U.C.COLLEGE P.O, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM, PIN -
683102
56. SACHIDANANDAN T.N S/O. P.NANAPPAN NAIR AGED 70 YEARS ANASWARA,
KEDAMANGALAM, NORTH PARUR, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683513
57. CHAKOCHAN C.C S/O. CHERIAN C.T., AGED 71 YEARS CHAKIATH HOUSE,
KONGORPILLY, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683525
58. P.P. VARGHESE S/O. PAPPU AGED 73 YEARS PUNATHIL HOUSE, MUTTINAKAM,
VARAPUZHA P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683517
59. K.M. VARGHESE S/O. K.P. MATHEW AGED 71 YEARS KANDANGATU HOUSE,
MUPPATHADAM P.O, KAMPILLIL ROAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683110
60. M. PHILIPPOSE S/O. MATHAI Y., AGED 70 YEARS PLAVILAVEED, KIDGARDENS
28, SOUTH KALAMASSERY, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683109
61. H.M. AZIZ S/O. K.K. MUHAMMED AGED 65 YEARS MADATHIL PARAMBIL HOUSE,
ELOOR NORTH, UDYOGAMANDAL P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
62. R.APPUKUTTAN NAIR S/O.K.V.RAMAN PILLAI AGED 70 YEARS ANUGRAHA,
MILLUPADY, MUPPATHADOM P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683110
63. A.M.IBRAHIMKUTTY S/O. A.P.MEETHIAN AGED 70 YEARS ALAVAKKATTIL
HOUSE,VAZHAKKALA, THRIKKAKARA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682021
64. JOSEPH EDWIN JAFFERSE PEREIRA S/O. ANTONY PEREIRA, AGED 68 YEARS
THOPPIL HOUSE, ANTONION VILLA, VARAPPUZHA LANDING P.O, VARAPUZHA,
ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683517
65. N.P.MADANAM S/O. N.S.PADMANABHAN AGED 68 YEARS NADUVATHEZHATHU
HOUSE, POOTHOTTA P.O, THRIPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682307
66. P.N.DASAN S/O. NARAYANAN P.K, AGED 70 YEARS PANACHIKKAL HOUSE,
KOONAMMAVU P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683518
67. M.VELAYUDHAKURUP S/O. MADHAVAN NAIR AGED 68 YEARS AMPADI HOUSE,
VEDARAPLAVU P.O, CHARUMOOD, ALAPPUZHA , PIN - 690505
68. N.VIJAYAKUMAR S/O. NARAYANAN AGED 70 YEARS GOPURATHINKAL HOUSE,
KOONAMTHAI, EDAPPALLY, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682021
69. CHANDRASEKHARAN PILLAI T.R S/O. P.K RAMAN PILLAI AGED 70 YEARS
KANNAMKOTTAPPILLY HOUSE, KAITHARAM P.O, NORTH PARUR, ERNAKULAM, PIN
- 683519
70. C.DEVADASAN S/O. U CHELLAPPAN AGED 69 YEARS BARACHEL, SIMON
COMPOUND, KALAMASSERY, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683104
71. V.P. AHAMMED S/O. PAREED AGED 67 YEARS VETTUKATTIL VAZHELIPARAMBIL,
NEAR JYOTHI NIVAS SCHOOL, U.C. COLLEGE P.O, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM, PIN -
683102
72. V.M.JALALUDEEN S/O. V.P MUHAMMED AGED 72 YEARS VELLAKKAL HOUSE, CLUB
JN, POOKJATTUPADY ROAD, EDAPPALLY, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682024
73. JOSEPH T.R S/O. ROCKY T.A AGED 73 YEARS THANNIKKAPILLY HOUSE,
VARAPUZHA P.O, OLANAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683517
74. K.A.KUNJU MOHAMMED S/O. T.M.ABOOBACKER AGED 70 YEARS PANAPILLY
HOUSE, KUTTAMASSERY, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683105
75. T.G. CLEETUS S/O. T.V.GEORGE AGED 68 YEARS THAIPARAMBIL HOUSE,
KALACHOOR ROAD, MANJUMMEL P.O, PIN: 683501, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
76. DALSY KUTTY JOSEPH W/O. C.A JOY AGED 73 YEARS CHIRAYIL PEEDIKA,
THAIKKATTUKARA P.O, S.N PURAM, ALUVA, PIN - 683106
77. RAHELAMMA P.P C/O. THOMAS AGED 72 YEARS PULICKAPARAMBIL HOUSE,
THAIKKATTUKARA P.O, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683106
78. V.G. RAMACHANDRAN PILLAI S/O. NANU NAIR AGED 69 YEARS SREE RAGAM
HOUSE, MALAYATTOOR ROAD, NEAR SREE SANKARA DANCE SCHOOL, KALADI P.O,
ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683574
79. K.M. MOHAMMED S/O. K.A.MARIKKAR AGED 68 YEARS KANNANKERY HOUSE,
ERAMAM, MUPPATHADAM P.O, ALUVA, PIN - 683110
80. T.K SASI S/O. T.U.KUTTAN AGED 70 YEARS THOOMBAYIL HOUSE, S.N PURAM,
THAIKKATTUKARA P.O, ALUVA, PIN - 683106
81. DR. JACOB VARGHESE S/O. M.C VARGHESE AGED 66 YEARS MECKAMALIN HOUSE,
THOTTAKKATTUKARA. P.O, ALUVA, PIN - 683101
82. M.S. UNNIKRISHNAN S/O. SUKUMARAN AGED 67 YEARS MADATHI PARAMBIL
HOUSE, KONGORPILLY P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683525
83. K.J. GEORGE S/O. K.V.JOSEPH AGED 68 YEARS KOTHETH HOUSE, MANJUMMEL
P.O, UDYOGAMANDAL, PIN - 683501
84. K.P. ABRAHAM C/O. K. PHILIPOSE AGED 66 YEARS KUZHIVELIL HOUSE,
MANJUMMAL P.O, UDYOGAMANDAL, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
85. V.N. SUKUMARAN AGED 70 YEARS VELAM PARAMBIL HOUSE, CHIRAKKAKAM,
VARAPUZHA P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683517
86. A.M. ABOOBACKER S/O. MEETHEEN PILLAI AGED 68 YEARS KALLEPADATH
HOUSE, ELOOR NORTH, UDYOGAMANDAL, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
87. VARGHESE KURIAN C/O. T.C.VARGHESE AGED 67 YEARS ALUMMOOTTIL HOUSE,
MUTTAMBALAM P.O, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686004
88. HEMA NAYAR D/O. M.P.V NAIR AGED 69 YEARS DOOR NO. A9, INFRAHILOCK,
PHASE II, PATHADIPALAM, KOCHI, PIN - 682033
89. VANAJA MANI. P.T. W/O. THANKAPPAN AGED 66 YEARS KOOTTUNGAL HOUSE,
JYOTHY NAGAR, KONTHURUTHI, THEVARA P.O., ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682013
90. K.S ABDUL KHADER S/O. K.K SAINUDEEN AGED 69 YEARS KALAPURAKAL HOUSE,
GOVT. LPS ROAD, CHERANELLURE, COCHIN, PIN - 682034
91. A. J. JOSEPH S/O. A.V JOSEPH AGED 68 YEARS ANTHIKKATTU, ELOOR SOUTH,
UDYOGAMANDAL P.O , PIN - 683501
92. BABU RAJ T. S/O. SANKARA NARAYANAN NAIR AGED 61 YEARS NO. 8/130,
THEKKEETTIL HOUSE, SOUTH CHITTOOR, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682027
93. P.P. VARGHESE S/O. P. V PAULOSE AGED 70 YEARS PAYYAPPILLY HOUSE,
BMRAJ, BKM ROAD, EDAPPALLY P.O,, PIN - 682024
94. K.S. MOHAN KUMAR AGED 74 YEARS S/O. K.K. SANKARAN ACHARI, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/108139, RESIDING AT ANANDABHAVANAM, KAITHARAM P.O, NEAR OLD
POST OFFICE, NORTH PARAVOOR, PIN - 683519
95. K.P. THOMAS AGED 71 YEARS S/O. K.T. PAILY, P.P.O NO: KR/KCH/109599,
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR, RESIDING AT KANJIRATHINKAL HOUSE, PARAKKADAVU
P.O, PIN - 683579
96. K.V. SANKARAN AGED 73 YEARS S/O. VELAYUDHAN, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/00108256, SWEEPER, RESIDING AT VELLAN PARAMBIL HOUSE,
ALUNGAL, MUPPATHADAM, PIN - 683110
97. L.V. SREEDHARAN AGED 67 YEARS S/O. P.K. NARAYANA KURUP, P.P.O NO:
KR/KNR/65755, RESIDING AT LAKSHMI VILLAS HOUSE, KADAMBUR P.O,
EDAKKAD, PIN - 670773
98. BALAN S AGED 72 YEARS S/O. K.K. SIVAN CHETTIAR, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/111378, RESIDING AT VALIYA PARAMBIL HOUSE, SIVA SAILAM,
NJARAKKATTU ROAD, PERUVARAM WEST, PIN - 683513
99. VARGHESE U.C AGED 71 YEARS S/O. CHAKKAPPAN, P.P.O NO: KR/KCH/109009,
OPERATOR G-IIND, RESIDING AT URAKATH HOUSE, OLANAD, VARAPUZHA P.O,
PIN - 683517
100. T.K.SNEHALATHA AGED 68 YEARS W/O. N.K. PURUSHAN, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/00111603, ASSISTANT PURCHASE SUPERINTENDENT, RESIDING AT
NIKATHIL HOUSE, MALIPURAM P.O, PIN - 682511
101. UDAYAKUMAR M.V AGED 70 YEARS S/O. VELAYUDHAN, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/108832, LEADS MAN, RESIDING AT MANALI PARAMBIL HOUSE, ELOOR
NORTH, UDYOGAMANDAL P.O., PIN - 683501
102. M.S. SASIDHARAN AGED 72 YEARS S/O. SREEDHARAN, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/00111022, ASSISTANT ENGINEER - ELECTRICAL, RESIDING AT
MANAPPURATH HOUSE, MOLATH ROAD, UNICHIRA, THRIKKAKARA P.O,
ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682021
103. T.P. MADHAVAN AGED 70 YEARS S/O. PARAMESWARAN, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/106498, BLACK SMITH, RESIDING AT MANNITTARA HOUSE,
KIZHAKKEPURAM, NORTH PARAVOOR, ERNAKULAM, KERALA, PIN - 683513
104. P.N. VELAYUDHAN AGED 70 YEARS S/O. P.V. NARAYANAN, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/109966, RESIDING AT PANACHIKKAL HOUSE, NORTH EDAPPALLY,
AMBEDKER ROAD, PIN - 682024
105. MOIDEENKUNJU AGED 68 YEARS S/O. K.K. PAREED, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/109670, OPERATOR GR: II, RESIDING AT KADAPPALLY MOOLAYIL
HOUSE, AL FIA NAGAR, UNIVERSITY P.O, COCHIN, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682022
106. V.K. BHASKARAN PILLAI AGED 73 YEARS S/O. KRISHNAN NAIR, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/109981, RESIDING AT VALLOPPOLLIL HOUSE, KUTTIKATTUKARA P.O,
UDYOGAMANDAL, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
107. MARYKUTTY JOSEPH AGED 68 YEARS D/O. K.J. JOSEPH, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/106600, SR. ACCOUNTANT, RESIDING AT THAIPARAMBIL HOUSE,
UDYOGAMANDAL P.O, ELOOR SOUTH, ERNAKULAM, KERALA, PIN - 683501
108. M.A. THOMAS AGED 74 YEARS S/O. AUGUSTINE, P.P.O NO: KR/KCH/110989,
LEADS MAN, RESIDING AT MADAPPALLIL HOUSE, AMANAKARA P.O, MURICANADU,
VIA RAMAPURAM BAZAR, PIN - 686576
109. SREEDEVIAMMA P.K AGED 68 YEARS C/O. RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/108840, ASSISTANT ACCOUNT OFFICER, RESIDING AT CHAITHRAM,
MUTTAM, THAIKKATTUKARA P.O, ALUVA, PIN - 683106
110. VARGHESE JOSEPH AGED 68 YEARS S/O. M.O.VARGHESE, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/00110319, P.P.O. NO. KR/KCH/110319, MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR,
RESIDING AT MOOZHALIL HOUSE, NEAR POLICE STATION, ALUVA, PIN -
683101
111. K.V. DEVARAJAN S/O. P.R. VASUDEVAN AGED 68 YEARS KATTIL HOUSE,
KODUVAZHANGA, NEERICODE P.O., ALANGAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683511
112. VALLIAMMA P.A., C/O. K.K. SUBRAMANIAN AGED 67 YEARS PUTHENVEETTIL
HOUSE, PARAPURA PARAMBU, PERUVARAM, EAST NADA, NORTH PARAVOOR,
ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683513
113. K.V. GEORGE S/O. K.E. VARGHESE AGED 72 YEARS KOCHATTU PUTHAN
VEETTIL, GREENS, T.B ROAD, PERUMBAVOOR, PIN - 683542
114. T.J. ANTONY S/O. T.V. JOSEPH AGED 68 YEARS THACHETHU PARAMBIL HOUSE,
PANAYIKULAM, PIN - 683511
115. M.A. SUDARSANAN S/O. AYYAPPAN KUTTY AGED 69 YEARS MALIYIL HOUSE,
NEERICODE P.O, KODUVAZHANGA, ERNAKULAM., PIN - 683511
116. SUBHASHAN K.K. S/O. K.K. KOCHU PILLAI, AGED 71 YEARS KANAPPILLY
HOUSE, CHARAKKAL, KOCHANGADY, VADAKKUMPURAM P.O, ERNAKULAM , PIN -
683521
117. V.P. JOSE. S/O. V.O. POULO AGED 65 YEARS VETTIKKAL HOUSE, MANJUMMEL
P.O, COLONY ROAD ERNAKULAM, KERALA., PIN - 683501
118. P.I. RAJU., S/O. P.T. IYPE, AGED 71 YEARS PALAKKALATHIL HOUSE,
THAIKKATTUKARA P.O, ALUVA ., PIN - 683106
119. T.V. JAYAN. S/O. VELAYUDHAN AGED 60 YEARS THOPPIL HOUSE,
KODUVAZHANGA, NEERIKODE P.O., PIN - 683511
120. N.K. VASUDEVAN S/O. K. KESAVAN AGED 72 YEARS SINDOORAM, III/354,
ADARSH LANE, THRIKKAKARA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682021
121. KUMARI U CHALAPURAM. C/O. K.I. VARGHESE AGED 72 YEARS KALLARACKAL,
HOUSE NO. 35/1308, ST. MARTIN ROAD, (SMRA-68), PALARIVATTOM P.O,
COCHIN, PIN - 682025
122. EASO G. ABRAHAM AGED 69 YEARS S/O. T.V.ABRAHAM P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/00110829, DEPUTY ENGINEERING MANAGER, RESIDING AT HOUSE NO.
26/243, M.A.SAJEEV ROAD, TOLL J., EDAPPALLY P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN -
682024
123. 123. C.O. VARGHESE AGED 72 YEARS S/O. C.A. OUSEPH, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/00108580, RESIDING AT CHIRACKAL HOUSE, NEAR INFANT JESUS L.P
SCHOOL, KIDANGOOR P.O, ANGAMALY (VIA), ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683591
124. A.P. VARGHESE AGED 71 YEARS S/O. PAPPOOTTY, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/00108561, RESIDING AT ARAKKAL HOUSE, NAYARAMBALAM, ,
ERNAKULAM., PIN - 682509
125. GIRIJAN T.K AGED 73 YEARS C/O. NARAYANA PANICKER, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/00108338, RESIDING AT THEKKEDATH SREEKRISHNA KRIPA HOUSE,
NETTOOR P.O, MARADU, ERNAKULAM, KERALA, PIN - 682040
126. K.J. AUGUSTINE AGED 68 YEARS S/O. K.A. JOSEPH (LATE), P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/109970, SR. PS TO GM, RESIDING AT KARUKAPPILLIL HOUSE,
KRPS-91, THURUTHY TEMPLE ROAD, MARADU P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682304
127. P. KUNHAN AGED 70 YEARS S/O. LATE. KUNJUNNI NAIR, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/107993, SR PS TO GM, RESIDING AT H. NO. 28/426, SAJI NIVAS,
CHANGAMPUZHA NAGAR P.O, S. KALAMASSERRY, KOCHI, PIN - 682033
128. E.G. GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI AGED 67 YEARS S/O. GOVINDAN NAIR T.P,
P.P.O NO: KR/KCH/108225, KRISHNA KRIPA, ELOOR SOUTH, UDYOGAMANDAL
P.O, PIN - 683501
129. K.P. CHANDRIKA AGED 70 YEARS W/O. P. PARAMESWARA MENON, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/108191, SUPERINTENDENT ACCOUNTS, RESIDING AT KOLAPPILLIL
HOUSE, VATTAKUNNAM, EDAPPALY NORTH P.O, PIN - 682024
130. P.V. JOSEPH AGED 71 YEARS S/O. VARGHESE, P.P.O NO: KR/KCH/00106831,
ASSISTANT (SPL. GRADE), RESIDING AT PARUNTHALAYIL, NO. 4/121, LIJIS,
NO. 14, ULLAS NAGAR, EDAPPALLY, ERNAKULAM, , PIN - 682024
131. P.M. ABU. AGED 67 YEARS S/O. HASSAN ALI MOHAMMED, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/107990, RESIDING AT PEREPARAMBIL HOUSE, U.C. COLLEGE P.O, PIN
- 683102
132. V.K. HYDROSE AGED 70 YEARS S/O. KUNJU MEETHIAN V.P, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/109386 LEADSMAN OPERATOR, RESIDING AT VALAYAN KUNNIL HOUSE,
VAYALAKKADU, PIN - 683102
133. M.P. RAJAPPAN AGED 70 YEARS , S/O. PEZHANGAN, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/110522, OPERATOR GR I, RESIDING AT MYLAPURATH, KODUVAZHANGA,
NEERICODE P.O., ERNAKLAM, PIN - 683511
134. VICTOR JOSEPH K.A. AGED 65 YEARS S/O. ABRAHAM K.O, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/110752, RESIDING AT KURISHINGAL HOUSE, EDAMPADAM, VARAPUZHA
LANDING P.O, ERNAKULAM-, PIN - 683517
135. K.R. UNNI. AGED 71 YEARS S/O. K.K. RAGHAVAN, P.P.O NO: KR/KCH/
110516, RESIDING AT KUZHUVELIPADATH HOUSE,PANAYIKULAM , ERNAKULAM,
PIN - 683511
136. S. VENUGOPAL AGED 70 YEARS S/O. K. BHASKARAN NAIR, P.P.O NO:
KR/KCH/00109957,OSD (OFFICER ON SPECIAL DUTY), RESIDING AT 'DIVYA',
(PLRA NO. 51), PARAT LANE, ALUVA P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683101
137. K.G. ALEX AGED 67 YEARS S/O. K.C. GEORGE, P.P.O NO: KR/KCH/108831,
LEADSMAN OPERATOR, KOLARICKAL HOUSE, MANGAZHA ROAD, VADUTHALA,
COCHIN, PIN - 682023
138. K.P. MATHEW AGED 68 YEARS S/O. MATHAI PAUL, HINDUSTAN INSECTICIDES
LIMITED, PERSONAL OFFICER, P.P.O NO. KR/KCH/ 00108226, RESIDING AT
KIZHAKKENCHERY, AMBALAPADDY, VEDAKUZHA TEMPLE ROAD,T HAIKKATTUKARA
P.O,ALUVA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683106
139. P.S. HAMSA AGED 69 YEARS S/O. SAYED MUHAMMED, HINDUSTAN INSECTICIDES
LIMITED, BOILER ATTENDANT, P.P.O NO. KR/KCH/ 00107987, RESIDING AT
THATTANKATTIL HOUSE, ELOOR NORTH, UDYOGAMANDAL P.O, PIN - 683501
140. P.M. ANDAVAN AGED 69 YEARS S/O. MYLAN, HINDUSTAN INSECTICIDES
LIMITED, P.P.O NO. KR/KCH/00108155, RESIDING AT PATHAZHAPURAYIL
HOUSE, ELOOR NORTH, UDYOGAMANDAL P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
141. K. KOMALAM AGED 70 YEARS C/O. KRISHNAN, HINDUSTAN INSECTICIDES
LIMITED, P.P.O NO. KR/KCH/00106597, RESIDING AT VELIYIL VEEDU,
PATHIRAPPALLY P.O, MARARIKULAM SOUTH, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 688521
142. C.SOBHANA AGED 69 YEARS C/O.GOPALAN, HINDUSTAN INSECTICIDES LIMITED,
P.P.O NO.KR/KCH/00106760, RESIDING AT KANJIRAKKATTU HOUSE,
PUTHUPPALLY NORTH P.O, KAYAMKULAM, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 690527
143. P.M. SUKUMARAN AGED 70 YEARS S/O. P.M. MAKOTHA, HINDUSTAN
INSECTICIDES LIMITED, ELECTRICIAN GR. II, P.P.O NO. KR/KCH/
00110128, RESIDING AT PARAYANKATTIL HOUSE, UDYOGAMANDAL P.O, ELOOR
NORTH, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
144. G.SARASWATHY AGED 72 YEARS C/O. B.RAJENDRAN, HINDUSTAN INSECTICIDES
LIMITED, P.P.O NO. KR/KCH/ 00108991, RESIDING AT ARUN NIVAS, ELOOR
NORTH, UDYOGAMANDAL P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
145. U.C.MOHANAN AGED 70 YEARS S/O. V.R.SANKUNNY, HINDUSTAN INSECTICIDES
LIMITED, P.P.O NO. KR/KCH/00108560, RESIDING AT UNNIACHEN PARAMBIL
HOUSE, 36/49, KAIRALI LANE, KALOOR P.O, ERNAKULAM-, PIN - 682017
146. UNNIKRISHNAN.V AGED 71 YEARS S/O. P.N.SIVASANKARA PILLAI, HINDUSTAN
INSECTICIDES LIMITED, P.P.O NO. KR/KCH/107445, RESIDING AT
THANEERPANTHAL, PARAVOOR HOUSE, MEKKAD P.O, ERNAKULAM , PIN - 683589
RESPONDENTS:
1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND
EMPLOYMENT, DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, NEWDELHI- , PIN - 110001
2. THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF
PROVIDENT COMMISSIONER, BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAVAN, 14,BHIKAJI CAMA
PALACE, NEW DELHI- , PIN - 110066
3. REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND
ORGANISATION KALOOR,ERNAKULAM-682017 , PIN - 682017
4. HIL (INDIA)LTD METHANAM ROAD, UDYOGAMANDAL, KERALA- 683501,
REPRESENTED BY ITS UNIT HEAD , PIN - 683501
Writ petition (civil) praying inter alia that in the circumstances
stated in the affidavit filed along with the WP(C) the High Court be
pleased to stay the operation of Exhibits P7 and P8 and restore/ continue
the monthly pension paid to the petitioners under their respective pension
payment orders, pending disposal of the above writ petition.
This petition again coming on for orders upon perusing the petition
and the affidavit filed in support of WP(C) and this court's order dated
22.03.2023 and upon hearing the arguments of M/S R.SANJITH & C.S.SINDHU
KRISHNAH, Advocates for the petitioners, SHRI. S.PRASANTH, Advocate for R2
& R3, M/S. GOPIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR M, K.JOHN MATHAI, JOSON MANAVALAN, KURYAN
THOMAS, PAULOSE C. ABRAHAM & RAJA KANNAN, Advocates for R4, the court
passed the following:
ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A., J.
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W.P.(C) Nos.8979/2023, 16018/2020, 11737/2021,
4958/2023, 5300/2023, 5442/2023, 5460/2023,
5473/2023, 5503/2023, 5510/2023, 5513/2023,
5790/2023, 5876/2023, 5987/2023, 6178/2023,
6206/2023, 6260/2023, 6284/2023, 6292/2023,
6499/2023, 6502/2023, 6681/2023, 6703/2023,
6710/2023, 6723/2023, 6725/2023, 6731/2023,
6740/2023, 6779/2023, 6811/2023, 6905/2023,
6941/2023, 6990/2023, 7015/2023,7043/2023,
7073/2023, 7105/2023, 7141/2023, 7261/2023,
7547/2023, 7578/2023, 7614/2023, 7838/2023,
7990/2023, 8412/2023, 8727/2023, 8777/2023,
8990/2023, 9061/2023, 9177/2023, 9241/2023,
9351/2023, 9358/2023, 9494/2023, 9614/2023,
9659/2023, 9979/2023, 10175/2023, 10186/2023,
10219/2023, 10535/2023, 10650/2023, 10711/2023,
11442/2023 & 11554/2023.
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Dated this the 12th day of April, 2023
O R D E R
In all these cases, the issue involved is pertaining to the legal entitlement of the petitioners for higher pension, as per the provisions of the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. These writ petitions are already admitted.
WP(C) No. 8979/2023 & Con.cases 2
2. As per the decision rendered by the Honourable Supreme Court in EPF Organisation v. Sunil Kumar [2022(7) KHC 12 (SC)], certain directions were issued in this regard with respect to the options to be submitted by the employees concerned, to be eligible for the benefits of higher pension under the Employees Pension Scheme, 1995. In para 44 (iv) of the said decision, the following observations were issued by the Honourable Supreme Court.
" 44 (iv) The members of the scheme, who did not exercise option, as contemplated in the proviso to paragraph 11(3) of the pension scheme (as it was before the 2014 Amendment) would be entitled to exercise option under paragraph 11(4) of the post amendment scheme. Their right to exercise option before 1st September 2014 stands crystallized in the judgment of this Court in the case of R.C. Gupta (supra). The scheme as it stood before 1st September 2014 did not provide for any cut-off date and thus those members shall be entitled to exercise option in terms of paragraph 11(4) of the scheme, as it stands at present. Their exercise of option shall be in the nature of joint options covering pre-amended paragraph 11(3) as also the amended paragraph 11(4) of the pension scheme."
3. The Honorable Supreme Court permitted the employees who could not submit the options in the WP(C) No. 8979/2023 & Con.cases 3 light of para 11(3) of the pre-amendment scheme, to submit fresh options within a period of four months. Though the said period expired on 3.03.2023, the same was further extended for two months i.e. up to 3.05.2023. The petitioners in these cases are employees intending to submit their options in the light of directions of the Honourable Supreme Court.
4. The EPF organization made available to the employees the facility to submit the options through online mode by providing necessary links for the same on their website. Ext P9 in WP(C)8979/2023 is the option form the employee has to fill up while submitting the option.
5. The grievance highlighted by the petitioners is that one of the details to be furnished in the said option form is the copy of the permission under para 26(6) of the Employees Provident Fund Scheme, 1952. According to the WP(C) No. 8979/2023 & Con.cases 4 petitioners, even though they were permitted to pay the contribution based on the salary, exceeding the ceiling limit prescribed (Rs 5,000/- and Rs 6,500/-), as contemplated under para 26(6) of the Scheme 1952, no formal option has been submitted. According to them, submission of such an option was never necessitated or insisted upon, and instead, higher contributions were being accepted all along by the EPFO. Therefore, they are unable to fill up the said column in the online option form, and the said form is formulated in such a fashion that, unless the details of the option under para 26 (6) of the Scheme, 1952 are incorporated, they cannot successfully submit the online options. If they are not submitting their options on or before the cut-off date, i.e. 3.05.2023, they will be deprived of the benefits of the Scheme to which they are legally entitled. In such circumstances, WP(C) No. 8979/2023 & Con.cases 5 the petitioners seek an interim order permitting them to submit options without insisting on the details/copies of the options submitted by them under para 26(6) of the Scheme 1952.
6. The prayer for interim relief is stoutly opposed by the respective Standing Counsels for the EPFO. According to them, the option under para 26(6) is one of the crucial requirements for availing the benefits, and therefore, it is absolutely necessary for processing the options submitted by the employees.
7. The learned counsels for the petitioners would point out that higher contributions were being accepted by the EPFO all along, even without formal options from the employees and without any insistence for submission of options as referred to above. The petitioners relied on various circulars issued by the EPFO to substantiate the said contentions.
WP(C) No. 8979/2023 & Con.cases 6
8. In circular bearing No:
Pension/Misc.2005/65836 dated 22.011.2006, it was mentioned in para 4 (4) that, if the option was not exercised at the time of salary crossing the statutory limit or on 16.3.1996 as the case may be and the contributions were deposited on salary exceeding the limit after receiving instructions from the Office before the date of issue of circular dated 22.06.2004, the department has the vicarious liability(restricted to specific cases only)of honouring such a commitment and hence the pensionable salary shall be on the actual salary, i.e. on the salary (exceeding the statutory limit) on which contribution paid. However, it is true that, in para 4 (5) of the said Circular, it was clarified that, in cases where no options were given, or no commitment was made by the concerned office, but the contribution on higher pay was deposited by the establishment/employee on their WP(C) No. 8979/2023 & Con.cases 7 own, excess contributions will be considered as erroneous contributions, and the pensionary salary will be restricted to statutory ceiling existing from time to time. But the fact remains that the said Circular clearly indicates that certain offices of the EPFO used to give instructions for accepting the higher contributions, even without options being actually submitted, and permitting payment of higher contribution.
9. Besides the same, in Circular No Pen- 1/12/33/96/Amendment/Vol.IV/16762 dated 22.01.2019 (Ext P3 in WP(C) 8979/2023), it is mentioned as follows: "However, if an employer and employee have contributed under the EPF Scheme, 1952 on wages higher than the statutory wage limit, without joint option of employee & employer, and the EPF Account of the concerned employee has been updated by the EPFO on the basis of such contribution received, then by action of employee, employer and EPFO, it can be inferred that joint option of the employee and employee has been exercised and accepted by EPFO........."
WP(C) No. 8979/2023 & Con.cases 8
10. Of course, the said Circular has been withdrawn as per Circular dated 7.02.2019, in the light of the observations made by a Division Bench judgment of this Court in WP(C)13120 of 2015. However, the said Circular dated 22.01.2019 clearly conveys the manner in which the EPFO treated the issue as regards the necessity of submitting options under para 26(6) of the Scheme 1952, and it indicates that the submission of options was never made mandatory.
11. In addition to the above, the petitioners have also raised a contention that, in the judgment passed by the Division Bench of this Court, in Sasikumar P. and others v. Union of India and others [ILR 2019 (1) Kerala 614], it was clarified that, the employees shall be entitled to exercise the option stipulated by paragraph 26 of the EPF Scheme without being restricted in doing so by the insistence on a date. Therefore, even if WP(C) No. 8979/2023 & Con.cases 9 the submission of an option is mandatory, it is still open for the employees to submit the same without any cut-off date. It was further contended that, even though the said judgment was set aside by the Honourable Supreme Court in Sunil Kumar's case (supra), it would not affect the direction of the Division Bench judgment of this court in Sasikumar's case (supra), as there is no contrary finding in the decision of the Honourable Supreme Court, with regard to the option under para 26(6) of the Scheme 1952. In my view, this is also a matter to be considered at the time of the final hearing.
12. Thus, when all the above aspects are considered, it can be seen that, right from the inception, higher contributions were being accepted by the EPFO, even without submitting options under para 26(6) of the Scheme 1952. It is also evident that in some cases, instructions were WP(C) No. 8979/2023 & Con.cases 10 issued from some of the offices of EPFO to accept the same, and in some cases, accounts of respective employees were also updated in tune with such higher contributions.
13. Further, the petitioners also have a contention that, going by the language used in para 26(6) of the Scheme, 1952, it could be interpreted as an enabling provision, which provides the power to the EPFO to accept higher contributions in certain circumstances and the same cannot be treated as a provision which makes the submission of option mandatory. The exercise of such options and their acceptance by the EPFO can be inferred from the conduct of the employees, employers and the EPFO, as mentioned in Circular dated 22.01.2019. After considering the provisions in this regard, I am of the view that this is also a relevant aspect to be considered in detail. WP(C) No. 8979/2023 & Con.cases 11
14. Thus, when considering all the above aspects, the only view that can possibly be taken is that the petitioners have succeeded in establishing a prima facie case, warranting an interim order in the matter. It is to be noted that the balance of convenience also favours the petitioners. Evidently, the Honourable Supreme Court fixed the cut-off date as 3.05.2023 for submitting the options. Now on account of the insistence from the EPFO to furnish the details of the option under para 26(6)of the Scheme, 1952, and also in view of the peculiar nature of the online facility provided for such submissions, they are now prevented from submitting the said options. There cannot be any dispute that if they were not permitted to submit their options before the cut-off date, they would be deprived of their opportunity to claim the benefits of the judgment of the Honourable Supreme Court forever. WP(C) No. 8979/2023 & Con.cases 12 Therefore, the petitioners deserve an interim order for that reason,i.e. the balance of convenience, as well.
15. The learned Standing Counsel for the EPFO also raised a contention that some of the writ petitions are submitted by the employees of the exempted establishments, and they cannot be granted the benefits. However, in para 38 of the judgment in Sunil Kumar's case (supra), this aspect was considered, and it was found that employees of the exempted establishments should not be deprived of the benefit of remaining in the pension scheme while drawing salary beyond the ceiling limit. Therefore the said contention of the EPFO is also not prima facie sustainable.
In the light above of the observations, I am inclined to pass an interim order; Accordingly, the Employees Provident Fund Organization and the authorities under the same are directed to make WP(C) No. 8979/2023 & Con.cases 13 adequate provisions in their online facility to enable the employees/pensioners to furnish the options in tune with the directions of the Honourable Supreme Court, without the production of the copies of option under paragraph 26(6) of the Scheme, 1952 and the details thereof, for the time being. If appropriate modifications cannot be made in the online facility, feasible alternate arrangements, including the permission to submit hard copies of the options, shall be made/granted. The facilities mentioned above shall be made available to all the employees/pensioners within a period of ten days from today.
Sd/-
ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A., JUDGE pkk