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Rajasthan High Court - Jaipur

Union Of India vs Jale Singh Meena S/O Shri Lahari Ram ... on 28 August, 2019

Bench: Chief Justice, Inderjeet Singh

     HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
                 BENCH AT JAIPUR

      (1) D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 436/2019

1.   Union     Of     India,      Through         The      Secretary       To   The
     Government          Of     India,       Ministry           Of    Labour    And
     Employment, Department Of Employment, New Delhi
2.   Central     Provident          Fund        Commissioner             (Pension),
     Employees Provident Fund Organization, Bhavishya Nidhi
     Bhawan, 14, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi
3.   Regional       Provident        Fund       Commissioner,            Employees
     Provident Fund Organization, Nidhi Bhawan, Vidyut Marg,
     Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur.
4.   Sub Regional Provident Fund Commissioner-Ii, Bhavishya
     Nidhi Bhawan, Vigyan Nagar, Kota.
                                                                      ----Appellants
                                   Versus
1.   Jale Singh S/o Shri Lahari Ram Meena, Aged About 56
     Years, Resident Of 1-D-34, Mahaveer Nagar-Iii, Kota (Cpf
     No.3158, Pension/ Efp No. 2266)
2.   Ramjilal Sharma S/o Shri Banwari Lal Sharma, Aged
     About 65 Years, Resident Of 10-A-27, Mahaveer Nagar-Iii,
     Kota     (Ref.     No.2628,         Pension/epf            No.    1495,    Ppo
     No.13330).
3.   Hans Raj Gulati S/o Late Shri Vishan Das Gulati, Aged
     About 61 Years, Resident Of 1-S18, Vigyan Nagar, Kota
     (Ref. No. 3163, Pension/epf No. 2190, Ppo No. 19068).
4.   Mohan Lal S/o Shri Birdi Lal, Aged About 61 Years,
     Resident Of 469, Mahaveer Nagar-Ii, Kota (Ref. No. 3578,
     Pension/epf No. 2407)
5.   Kishan Lal S/o Shri Ram Kalyan Sharma, Resident Of 2-K-
     43, Teachers Colony, Kota (Ref. No. 3470, Pension/epf No.
     2215)
6.   Giriraj Prasad S/o Late Shri Devi Lal, Aged About 59
     Years, Resident Of 2-F-37, Teachers Colony, Keshavpura,
     Kota (Ref.no.4051, Pension/epf No.2841).
7.   Ram Pal S/o Shri Chatra Lal, Aged About 62 Years,
     Resident Of P. No. 80, 81, Line-C, Jai Hind Nagar-I, Baran
     Road, Police Line, Kota (Ref. No. 2500, Pension/epf No.
     1279).


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8.    Jorawar Singh S/o Late Shri Laxman Singh, Aged About
      69 Years, Resident Of B116, Singh Bhumi, Khatipura,
      Jaipur-302012 (Ref.no. 1086, Pension/epf No. 1183, Ppo
      No. 7577)
9.    Chote Lal S/o Shri Mathura Lal, Aged About 62 Years,
      Resident Of 331, Mahaveer Nagar Ii, Kota (Ref. No. 3580,
      Pension/epf No. 2409)
10.   Ram Chandra Sharma S/o Shri Laxmi Narayan Sharma,
      Aged About 65 Years, R/o 1-Kha-14, Teacher Colony,
      Keshavpura, Kota (Ref. No. 2359, Pension/epf No. 1171,
      Ppo No. 19100).
11.   Raju Lal S/o Shri Bajrang Lal, Aged About 65 Years,
      Resident Of 1213, Mahaveer Nagar I, Kota (Ref. No.
      1950.)
12.   Rajendra Singh Jodha S/o Shri Badan Singh Jodha, Aged
      About 60 Years, Resident Of 8-A-18, Mahaveer Nagar Iii,
      Kota (Ref. No. 3634)
13.   Harish Chandra Meena S/o Late Shri Ganka Ram, Aged
      About 60 Years, Resident Of P.no. 15-C-4, Subhash
      Nagar-Ii, Near Government School, Kota (Ref. No. 4361
      Pension/epf No.3476)
14.   Laxmi Narain S/o Shri Bhanwar Lal, Aged About 62 Years,
      Resident Of 297-B, Mahaveer Nagar-I, Kota (Ref.no. 3900
      Pension/epf No.2662, Ppo No.20902)
15.   Rameshwar Meena S/o Shri Ram Pratap Meena, Aged
      About 62 Years, Resident Of 178-B, Mahaveer Nagar I,
      Kota (Ref.no.3039 Pension/epf No. 1948, Ppo No. 19546).
16.   Kishan Lal Verma S/o Late Shri Dhanna Lal, Aged About
      61 Years, Resident Of H.no. 1-C-26, Sangam Gandhi
      Nagar-B, Vigyan Nagar, Kota (Ref.no. 4031, Pension/epf
      No. 2892, Ppo No. 19419).
17.   Santosh Kumar Soni S/o Shri Natwar Lal, Aged About 63
      Years, Resident Of 6Q23, Mahaveer Nagar Vistar, Kota
      (Ref. No.3175, Pension/epf No. 2207).
18.   Deepak Sharma S/o Shri Shivcharan Das Sharma, Aged
      About 61 Years, Resident Of 185A, Il Township, Kota (Ref.
      No. 3804, Pension/epf No. 2974, Ppo No. 20347).
19.   Sultan Khan S/o Shri Chand Khan, Aged About 72 Years,
      Resident Of 641/27, Fakiron Ki Masjid, Kotar Garden Pura,
      Kota (Ref. No. 2068, Ppo No. 2877).


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20.   Mrs. Kumkum Agarwal W/o Shri R.k. Agarwal, Aged About
      61 Years, Resident Of Dqd 3, J.k. Nagar, Kota (Ref. No.
      3108, Ppo No. 19019).
21.   Bhanwar Singh Rajawat S/o Late Shri Shiv Raj Singh,
      Aged About 69 Years, Resident Of 116B, Shri Nath Puram,
      Kota (Ref. No. 1440, Pension/epf No. 1538).
22.   Rajendra Kumar Jain S/o Late Shri Manak Chand Jain,
      Aged About 57 Years, Resident Of 857, Mahaveer Nagar
      -I, Kota (Ref. No. 2735, Cpf No. 3968).
23.   Ramesh Chand Sharma S/o Shri Baij Nath Sharma, Aged
      About 58 Years, Resident Of Village Post Mothpur, Tehsil
      Atru, Distt. Baran (Ref. No. 4036, Ppf No. 4068/2844).
24.   Chaitnaya Prasad Verma S/o Late Shri Hari Krishan
      Verma, Aged About 59 Years, Resident Of 4-F-17,
      Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No. 2629, Pension/epf No. 1499).
25.   Ashok Kumar Sharma S/o Shri Ram Prasad Sharma, Aged
      About 58 Years, Resident Of Kha 9, Sabarmati Colony,
      Kota 324006 (Ref. No. 3881, Pension/epf No.2714)
26.   Mahesh Chand Sharma S/o Shri Roshan Lal Sharma, Aged
      About 62 Years, Resident Of 238, Adarsh Colony, Khedli
      Phatak, Kota (Ref. No. 2416, Pension/epf 1316, Ppo No.
      19480).
27.   Rasul Ahmed S/o Abdul Gani, Aged About 63 Years,
      Resident Of Near Radha Krishan Mandir, Anantpura, Kota
      (Ref. No. 2833, Pension/epf 1701, Ppo No. 18891)
28.   Ram Kalyan S/o Shri Bhanwar Lal, Aged About 64 Years,
      Resident Of 1130, Subhash Nagar-Ii, Kota (Ref. No. 2812,
      Pension/epf 1980, Ppo No. 17297).
29.   Zahir Ahmed Khan S/o Late Shri Z.u. Khan, Aged About
      53 Years, Resident Of 3-T-1, Vigyan Nagar, Kota (Ref.
      No.4414).
30.   Madan Lal Garg S/o Shri Ghewar Lal Garg, Aged About 60
      Years, Resident Of 174, Type Iv, Instrumentation Ltd. Il
      Township, Kota (Ref. No. 4176, Pension/epf No. 3249 ).
31.   Narain Singh Meena S/o Shri Ram Phool Meena, Aged
      About 62 Years, Resident Of 433, Mahaveer Nagar Ii, Kota
      (Ref. No. 4066, Pension/epf 2954, Ppo No. 19560).
32.   Satya Narain Pareek S/o Late Shri Ram Niwas Pareek,
      Aged About 61 Years, Resident Of 1-P-11, Talwandi, Kota
      (Ref. No. 3395, Pension/epf No. 2450, Ppo No. 21049 ).

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33.   Rakesh Kumar Jain S/o Shri Kalian Mal Jain, Aged About
      62 Years, Resident Of 12, Professor Colony, Nayapura,
      Kota (Ref. No. 3371, Pension/epf 2397, Ppo No. 20563).
34.   Ladu Lal Suthar S/o Shri Gheesu Lal, Aged About 66
      Years, Resident Of 1P12, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No. 1434,
      Ppo No. 4206).
35.   Shyam Sunder Baghela S/o Shri Krishan Lal Baghela,
      Aged About 69 Years, Resident Of Mpa 28, Mahaveer
      Nagar Ii, Kota (Ref. No. 1395, Ppo No. 3254).
36.   Bajrang Lal Mehra S/o Shri Ram Lal, Aged About 65
      Years, Resident Of 1U27, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No. 1572,
      Ppo No. 6506).
37.   Mrs. Beena Tiwari D/o Late Shri B.p. Sharma, Aged About
      60 Years, Resident Of C-564, Indira Vihar, Kota (Ref. No.
      3166, Pension/epf No. 2197).
38.   Sanjay Mishra S/o Shri Rama Pant Mishra, Aged About 51
      Years, Resident Of 175-B, Il Township, Kota (Ref. No.
      4617, Pension/epf No. 4813)
39.   Shriram S/o Shri Bir Bal, Aged About 61 Years, Resident
      Of 692, Mahaveer Nagar Ii, Kota (Ref. No. 2822,
      Pension/epf No. 1690)
40.   Anil Kumar Singhal S/o Late Shri Hari Prakash Singhal,
      Aged About 58 Years, Resident Of 512, Mahaveer Nagar
      Ii, Kota 324005 (Ref. No. 3451, Pension/epf No. 2521).
41.   Akhilesh Kumar Paliwal S/o Shri Somdutt Paliwal, Aged
      About 58 Years, Resident Of 2-B-42, Mahaveer Nagar Iii,
      Kota (Ref. No. 3452, Pension/epf No. 2522)
42.   Anil Kumar Khandekar S/o Late Shri G.s Khandekar, Aged
      About 59 Years, Resident Of Guradwara Road, Bhim
      Mandi, Kota Junction 324002 (Ref. No. 4002, Pension/epf
      No.2725)
43.   Brij Mohan S/o Shri Chiranji Lal, Aged About 58 Years,
      Resident Of 172, Mahaveer Nagar Ii, Kota (Ref. No. 3885,
      Pension/epf No.2661).
44.   Om Prakash Sharma S/o Late Shri Bachh Raj Sharma,
      Aged About 57 Years, Resident Of Il Colony, Kota 324005
      (Ref. No. 4253, Pension/epf No.3236).
45.   Prem Chand S/o Shri Narain Lal, Aged About 62 Years, 2-
      E-39,   Talwandi,     Kota      (Ref.       No.    2356,   Pension/epf
      No.1156, Ppo No. 19420).

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46.   Omveer Singh S/o Shri Latur Singh, Aged About 60 Years,
      Resident Of 1-A-52, Mahaveer Nagar Iii, Kota (Ref. No.
      3816, Pension/epf No.2631).
47.   P.r. Samoniya S/o Late Shri Heera Lal, Aged About 61
      Years, Resident Of 1074, Mahaveer Nagar, Kota (Ref. No.
      3289, Pension/epf No.2287)
48.   K.m Nepal Puri S/o Late Shri Nathur Singh, Aged About
      61 Years, Resident Of 6-T-33, Mahaveer Nagar Vistar
      Yojna, Kota (Ref. No. 2791, Pension/epf No.1907)
49.   Ram Niwas S/o Shri Lodu Lal, Aged About 56 Years,
      Resident Of 294, Subhash Nagar Ii, Kota (Ref. No. 4102,
      Pension/epf No.3035).
50.   Mrs. Prem Bai W/o Mohan Lal Nagar, Aged About 62
      Years, Resident Of 337, Shastri Nagar, Dadabadi, Kota
      (Ref. No. 4718, Pension/epf No.5085).
51.   Prahlad Meena S/o Shri Lal Meena, Aged About 56 Years,
      Resident Of 45 Adarsh Nagar I, Borkheda, Kota (Ref. No.
      3157, Pension/epf No.2164).
52.   Basanti Lal Sharma S/o Shri Kesari Lal Sharma, Aged
      About 62 Years, Resident Of C-345, Indra Vihar, Kota
      (Ref. No. 3157, Pension/epf No.2208,ppo No. 19608).
53.   Ram Swarup Sharma S/o Shri Laxmi Narayan Sharma,
      Aged About 62 Years, Resident Of C-563, Indra Vihar,
      Kota (Ref. No. 3560, Pension/epf No.2361, Ppo No.
      21198).
54.   Kesari Lal S/o Late Shri Madho Lal, Aged About 62 Years,
      Resident Of 1-K-18, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No. 2498,
      Pension/epf No.1277, Ppo No. 19055).
55.   Mool Chand Jain S/o Shri Manak Chand Jain, Aged About
      66 Years, Resident Of 1-D22, Vigyan Nagar, Kota (Ref. No.
      1634, Pension/epf No.479, Ppo No. 15762).
56.   Mool Chand Jethwani S/o Shri Krishna Mal, Aged About
      66 Years, Resident Of 4-G-17, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No.
      3063, Pension/epf No. 2135).
57.   Tej Singh Rathod S/o Shri Chain Singh Rathod, Aged
      About 66 Years, Resident Of 2-H-47, Rangbadi Yojna,
      Kota (Ref. No. 1083, Pension/epf No. 1083, Ppo No.
      7969).
58.   B.n Singh S/o Shri Shri Chunni Lal, Aged About 62 Years,
      Resident Of 542, Mahaveer Nagar Ii, Kota (Ref. No. 2418,

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      Pension/epf No. 1318).
59.   Durga Shankar Chouhan S/o Late Shri Gopal Singh, Aged
      About 61 Years, Resident Of H-7, Panchwati Nagar,
      Kunhadi, Kota (Ref. No. 2802, Pension/epf No. 1671).
60.   Mrs.     Anju      Chanchlani          W/o       Shri       Harish   Chandra
      Chanchlani, Aged About 61 Years, Resident Of 220A,
      Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No. 2232, Pension/epf No. 1105, Ppo
      No. 21050)
61.   Raj Kumar Bhagat S/o Shri Makhan Bhagat, Aged About
      61 Years, Resident Of 142, Shivalaya Bagloj Nirnay
      Turning Point Chokdi, Kosamba, Surat (Gujrat) (Ref. No.
      4235, Pension/epf No. 3316)
62.   Sushil Kumar Vishnoi S/o Late Shri B.r. Vishnoi, Aged
      About 64 Years, Resident Of 3/285, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur
      (Ref. No. 4839, Pension/epf No. 5993, Ppo No. 44726)
63.   R.c. Mathur S/o Shri Ishwar Pal Mathur, Aged About 67
      Years, Resident Of 4-E-19, Rangbadi Yojna, Kota (Ref. No
      1157, Ppo No. 8460)
64.   Khem Chand S/o Shri Gordhan Lal, Aged About 65 Years,
      Resident Of Behind Pandit Bhawan,chawni, Kota (Ref. No.
      3233, Ppo No. 9875).
65.   Mohd. Hussain S/o Shri Muneer Khan, Aged About 65
      Years, Resident Of Behind Police Chowki, Chawani, Kota
      (Ref. No. 2384, Ppo No. 9877)
66.   Kailash Chand Saini S/o Late Shri Gordhan Lal, Aged
      About 62 Years, Resident Of 369, Ajmera Bhawan,
      Balakund, Kota (Ref. No. 2599, Ppo No. 19858)
67.   Vinay Kant Dixit S/o Shri Ram Dayal Dixit, Aged About 59
      Years, Resident Of Near Wadhwa Medical, Bhim Mandi,
      Kota Junction (Ref. No. 4134, Pension/epf No. 3059)
68.   Lal Singh S/o Shri Makkhan Singh, Aged About 51 Years,
      Resident Of B-624, Prem Nagar -Iii, Kota (Ref. No. 3415).
69.   Shailendra Khandekar S/o Shri Ram Dayal Khandekar,
      Aged About 57 Years, Resident Of 84, Mahaveer Nagar-Ii,
      Kota (Ref. No. 4082, Pension/epf No. 3141)
70.   Khub Chand Mahawar S/o Shri Duli Chand, Aged About
      63 Years, Resident Of 4-G-6, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No.
      2592).
71.   Anil Mahajan S/o Late Shri Ram Prakash, Aged About 64
      Years, Resident Of B-1/448 Gf Janakpuri New Delhi

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      110058 (Ref. No. 2578, Pension/epf No. 1207, Ppo
      No.49131).
72.   Vinod Kumar Uppal S/o Shri Vasudev Uppal, Aged About
      64 Years, Resident Of 2/109, Sunder Vihar, Near Paschim
      Vihar Ring Road, New Delhi 110087 (Ref. No. 2379, Ppo
      No. 58519).
73.   Lalam Janardhana Rao S/o Shri Lalam Das, Aged About
      62 Years, Resident Of Mig 70, Tf 2, Haritage Vuda Phase
      Ii, Gandhi Nagar, Gajuwaka, Vishakapatnam (Ap) (Ref.
      No. 3639, Pension/epf No. 2826, Ppo No. 62398).
74.   Rajeev Kumar S/o Late Shri Ram Nath, Aged About 64
      Years, Resident Of 1-F-15, Vigyan Nagar, Kota (Ref. No.
      2129, Pension/epf No. 933, Ppo No. 15375)
75.   Banku Mandal S/o Late Shri Bhola Nath Mandal, Aged
      About 64 Years, Resident Of 158, Subhash Nagar Ii, Kota
      (Ref. No. 3977, Pension/epf No. 4450/3233, Ppo No.
      15288)
76.   Gopal Lal S/o Late Shri Kishan, Aged About 60 Years,
      Resident Of Behind Baba Ramdev Mandir, Anantpura, Kota
      (Ref. No. 2866, Pension/epf No. 1734, Ppo No. 19864).
77.   Mohd. Yaminuddin S/o Shri Gulam Moinuddin, Aged About
      66   Years,    Resident        Of     Hiran      Bazaar,          Imli    Chowk,
      Chandraghata, Kota 324006 (Ref. No. 2258, Ppo No.
      5988)
78.   Aman Deep Singh S/o Late Shri Inder Jit Singh, Aged
      About 60 Years, Resident Of 227-Iv, Nuhon Thermal
      Colony, Cgsstp, Vpo Ghanauli, Ropar 140113 (Punjab)
      (Ref. No. 3856, Pension/epf No. 3050/4275)
79.   Tarkeshwar Prasad Singh S/o Late Shri Palkeshwar Prasad
      Singh, Aged About 61 Years, Resident Of Plot No. 24-45-
      11, Mig-Ii, A-210, Vinayak Nagar, Vuda Colony, Peda
      Gantyada,      Visakhapatnam             530044           (Ref.     No.    4108,
      Pension/epf No. 3197, Ppo No. 12597).
80.   Shaikh Bashir Ahmed S/o Shri Shaikh Abdul Rehman,
      Aged About 61 Years, Resident Of C/o Vahab Sattar
      Shaikh, 411, Station Fall Near Noori Masjid, Wardha (Ma)
      Ref. No. 4239, Pension/epf No. 3320)
81.   Vasireddy Kukkuteshwara Rao S/o Late Shri Vsp Rao,
      Aged About 62 Years, Resident Of 2-33-13/1 Shi Nagar
      Kakinada, E.g. Diss. (Ap) (Ref. No. 3684, Pension/epf No.


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      44451)
82.   Sridhar Banerjee S/o Shri Uma Pada Banerjee, Aged
      About 65 Years, Resident Of Vill And Po Gopalmath Mejidi
      Plot Near Canteen Pond, Burdwan, Durgapur 713217
      (Wb) (Ref. No. 4567, Pension/epf No. 4758)
83.   Mithlesh Narain Bajpai S/o Late Shri S.n.m. Bajpai, Aged
      About 59 Years, Resident Of 407/78, Rani Katra Chowk,
      Luchnow 226003 (Ref. No. 4000, Pension/epf No. 4415,
      Ppo No.)
84.   Maneesh Rajvanshi S/o Late Shri B.n. Rajvanshi, Aged
      About 52 Years, Resident Of 165/1, D.l Road, Dehradun-
      248001 (Uttarkhand) (Ref. No. 4643, Pension/epf No.
      4901)
85.   Yogendra Prasad Ojha S/o Shri Rai Murti Ojha, Aged
      About 62 Years, Resident Of 3Ae55, Sector-3, Obera
      Parsol Obera Roberts Ganj, Sonbhadra-231219 (Up) (Ref.
      No. 3693, Pension/epf No. 2834,ppo No. 94748).
86.   Rajendra Prasad Mahto S/o Shri Raghunath Mahto, Aged
      About 57 Years, Resident Of LIC 664/b, Ratnapur Vistar
      Yojna, Sector I, Panki, Kanpur-208020 (Up) Ref. No.
      4691)
87.   Sameer Mohd. S/o Shri Samsu Khan, Aged About 63
      Years, Resident Of Near Creshar Road, Anantpura, Kota
      (Ref. No. 2836, Pension/epf No. 1704)
88.   Abdul Rashid S/o Late Shri Ibrahim Khan, Aged About 58
      Years, Resident Of 3-F-59, Dadabadi Vistar Yojna, Kota
      (Ref. No. 2806, Pension/epf No. 2667)
89.   Trilok Chand Sain S/o Late Shri Bajrang Lal, Aged About
      63 Years, Resident Of Vimla Bhawan, 23/109, Vimla
      Bhawan, Saray Kayasthan, Kethun Pole, Kota (Ref. No.
      3905, Pension/epf No. 2667).
90.   Radha Kishan Sharma S/o Late Shri Jagannath, Aged
      About    62      Years,       Resident         Of     B-59,    Benchmark
      Mahalaxmipuram, Baran Road, Kota 324001 (Ref. No.
      3094, Pension/epf No. 2172)
91.   Abdul Majid S/o Shri Abdul Hamid, Aged About 61 Years,
      Resident Of 1-Bha-51, Vigyan Nagar, Kota (Ref. No. 1842,
      Pension/epf No. 0728)
92.   Prem Chand Bairwa S/o Shri Ram Dayal, Aged About 57
      Years, Resident Of 6-B-12, Mahaveer Nagar-Iii, Kota (Ref.


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       No. 4079, Pension/epf No. 2917)
93.    Prahlad Singh S/o Late Shri Nathi Ram, Aged About 62
       Years, Resident Of C-65, Bhatia Colony, Ballabhgarh,
       Faridabad (Hr) (Ref. No. 2466, Pension/epf No. 1355, Ppo
       No. 34501).
94.    Ram Naresh Trivedi S/o Shri Damodar Prasad Trivedi,
       Aged About 56 Years, Resident Of 1236, Mahaveer Nagar-
       I, Kota (Ref. No. 4188, Pension/epf No. 3255)
95.    Mohan Lal Mehra S/o Shri Moti Lal, Aged About 57 Years,
       Resident Of 242, Keshavpura 4, Near Sant Kabir School,
       Kota (Ref. No. 3135, Pension/epf No. 2142)
96.    Mahesh Kalra S/o Shri Nobat Rai Kalra, Aged About 57
       Years, Resident Of 2-Y-2, Mahaveer Nagar-Iii, Kota (Ref.
       3565, Pension/epf No. 2372).
97.    Vinayak Mohan Gupta S/o Late Shri Ramesh Chand
       Gupta, Aged About 61 Years, Resident Of 3-H-26,
       Talwandi, Kota-5 (Ref. No. 2605, Pension/epf No. 1455)
98.    Ranjeet Singh Rathore S/o Late Shri Bhero Singh, Aged
       About 63 Years, Resident Of 134, Laxman Vihar-I,
       Kunhadi, Kota (Ref. No. 2369, Pension/epf No. 1188).
99.    Kailash Chand Lakshkar S/o Shri Iswai Lal Lakshkar, Aged
       About 65 Years, Resident Of 1-Q-30, Talwandi, Kota (Ref.
       No. 2354)
100.   R.c. Gupta S/o Late Shri Mangi Lal Gupta, Aged About 60
       Years,   Resident        Of      2-Cha-31,              Teachers   Colony,
       Keshavpura, Kota (Ref. No. 3534, Pension/epf No. 2304,
       Ppo No. 21115)
101.   Amrendra Kumar Agarwal S/o Late Shri Radhey Raman
       Agarwal, Aged About 58 Years, Resident Of 410/21,
       Naibara Chowk, Lucknow-226003 (Up) (Ref. No. 3218)
102.   Anil Kumar Dubey S/o Shri S.b. Dubey, Aged About 58
       Years, Resident Of 554, Subhash Nagar, Kota (Ref. No.
       3590)
103.   K.c. Mittal S/o Mohan Lal Mittal, Aged About 59 Years,
       Resident Of 444, Shastri Nagar, Kota (Ref. No. 3404)
104.   Arun Kumar Sharma S/o Shri S.s. Mishra, Aged About 59
       Years, Resident Of 4-C-34, Dadabadi Vistar, Kota (Ref. No.
       3589)
105.   B.k. Yadav S/o Shri Modi Ram, Aged About 68 Years,
       Resident Of H.no. 161, First Floor, Sector 4, Jogeshwari

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       Vihar, Merrut (Up) (Ref. No. 2268)
106.   Madhusudan Agarwal S/o Late Shri Ram Narain, Aged
       About 60 Years, Resident Of 119, Pratap Nagar, Dadabadi,
       Kota (Ref. No. 3676, Pension/epf No. 2476, Ppo No.
       2476)
107.   Ramanand S/o Late Shri Dhanraj, Aged About 64 Years,
       Resident Of 40B, Kalyanpur West Ring Road, Lucknow-
       226022 (Ref. No. 2563, Pension/epf No. 32970, 11-
       391368)
108.   Pradeep Kumar Roy S/o Late Shri John Roy, Aged About
       58 Years, Resident Of H.no. 346, Road No. 8, Judge
       Colony, Kalyanpur, Hatia, Ranchi-834003 (Ref. No. 3875)
109.   Mahendra Kumar S/o Late Shri Onkar Lal, Aged About 44
       Years, Resident Of 2/387, Swami Vivekanand Nagar, Kota
       (Ref. No. 4880, Pension/epf No. 6364)
110.   Suresh Vyas S/o Shri Mangi Lal Vyas, Aged About 58
       Years, Resident Of 4-T-30, Talwandi, Kota-324005 (Ref.
       No. 3705, Pension/epf No. 2813)
111.   Ravi Simlote S/o Late Shri Prabhu Narain Simlote, Aged
       About 61 Years, Resident Of 4-M-1, Talwandi, Kota (Ref.
       No. 2722, Pension/epf No. 1588, Ppo No. 19393).
112.   S.k. Agarwal S/o Shri Girdhari Lal Gupta, Aged About 65
       Years, Resident Of 4P13, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No. 2323,
       Ppo No. 3265)
113.   Alok Mathur S/o Shri S.p. Mathur, Aged About 68 Years,
       Resident Of C-304, Nagar Residency, Malviya Nagar,
       Jaipur (Ref. No. 1310)
114.   Dharam Pal Singh S/o Shri Mahendra Singh, Aged About
       61 Years, Resident Of 130, Star Colony, Ghagra Doongri,
       Ludhiana (Ref. No. 2726, Ppo No. 20127)
115.   Ratan Lal Sahu S/o Shri Nanak Ram, Aged About 63
       Years, Resident Of 9B2, Mahaveer Nagar-Iii, Kota (Ref.
       No. 3601, Ppo No. 17461)
116.   Devendra Pratap Jaipuria S/o Shri Madan Lal, Aged About
       61 Years, Resident Of 3-G-3, Mahaveer Nagar Vistar, Kota
       (Ref. No. 2737, Ppo No. 2737)
117.   Ram Chand Sharma S/o Shri Madho Lal, Aged About 74
       Years, Resident Of Shivpura, Near Pani Ki Kheil, Main
       Road, Kota (Ref. No. 1595, Ppo No. 1760)
118.   Hans Ram Swami S/o Shri Keshav Das Swami, Aged

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       About   59        Years,   Resident         Of    69,/216,     Vt   Road,
       Mansarovar, Kota (Ref. No. 4209, Ppo No. 4495/3271)
119.   Om Prakash Bhargava S/o Shri Badrinarain, Aged About
       62 Years, Resident Of 540, Mahaveer Nagar Ii, Kota (Ref.
       No. 3280, Ppo No. 20547)
120.   Pradhuman Kumar Jain S/o Shri Gyan Chand Jain, Aged
       About 62 Years, Resident Of 10-J-8, Mahaveer Nagar-Iii,
       Kota (Ref. No. 3435, Ppo No. 17717)
121.   Arun B. Kale S/o Shri Bal Krishan Kale, Aged About 62
       Years, Resident Of 10-C29, Parijat Colony, Mahaveer
       Nagar, Kota (Ref. No. 4398, Ppo No. 18340)
122.   Krishan Gopal Gupta S/o Shri Gajanand, Aged About 61
       Years, Resident Of 3/365, Swami Vivekanand Nagar, Kota
       (Ref. No. 3067, Ppo No. 18880).
123.   Manohar Lal S/o Shri Baksaram, Aged About 61 Years,
       Resident Of 629, Mahaveer Nagar-Ii, Kota (Ref. No. 2239,
       Ppo No.19161 )
124.   Mohan Lal Vaishnav S/o Shri Amrit Das Vaishav, Aged
       About 67 Years, Resident Of 6-A3, Vigyan Nagar Vistar
       Yojna, Kota (Ref. No. 3592, Ppo No. 6408).
125.   Jagdish Chand Nagar S/o Shri Gopal Lal, Aged About 62
       Years, Resident Of C-1-404, Mahalaxmi Enclave, Baran
       Road, Kota (Ref. No. 2062, Ppo No. 19387).
126.   Ram Vilas Sharma S/o Shri Mool Chand Sharma, Aged
       About 65 Years, Resident Of 896, Mahaveer Nagar-Ii, Kota
       (Ref. No. 1690, Ppo No. 16306).
127.   Lokesh Mehra S/o Shri Om Prakash Mehra, Aged About 42
       Years, Resident Of 2-H-23, Vigyan Nagar, Kota (Ref. No.
       4975, Ppo No. 11236/10012)
128.   P. Pratistha W/o Shri Rakesh Kumar Mishra, Aged About
       61 Years, Resident Of 1/15, Near J Grade, Gomti Nagar,
       Lucknow (Ref. No. 3284, Ppo No. 36940)
129.   P.l. Sharma S/o Shri Nand Lal, Aged About 59 Years,
       Resident Of 7-J-24, Mahaveer Nagar-Iii, Kota (Ref. No.
       4084, Ppo No. 20950)
130.   Santosh Malik S/o Shri D.v. Malik, Aged About 72 Years,
       Resident Of D-84, Indra Vihar, Kota (Ref. No. 4325, Ppo
       No. 5959)
131.   Gopal Lal S/o Late Shri Narain Lal, Aged About 59 Years,
       Resident     Of     127-C,     Chawni        Ramchandrapura,         Near

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       Chanda    Factory,       Kota-7       (Ref.     No.      4085,   Ppo   No.
       4143/2911)
132.   L.c. Dandoria S/o Late Shri Chiranji Lal, Aged About 56
       Years, Resident Of Keshavpura Harizen Basti, Kota (Ref.
       No. 4038, Ppo No. 4069/2845)
133.   Brijesh   Chandra       Shrivastava         S/o     Shri   Kanhaiya    Lal
       Shrivastava, Aged About 61 Years, Resident Of 3304,
       Rajajipuram, Lucknow-226017 (Up) (Ref. No. 3658, Ppo
       No. 25520)
134.   Kishan Gopal Sharma S/o Shri Ram Swaroop Sharma,
       Aged About 60 Years, Resident Of 1-C-54, Mahaveer
       Nagar Vistar, Kota-324009 (Ref. No. 3266, Ppo No.
       19813)
135.   N.v. Kalanki S/o Shri Vishnu Purshottam Kalanki, Aged
       About 61 Years, Resident Of Flat No. 504, B-Block,
       Century Park, Rajendra Nagar, Indore-452012 (Ref. No.
       2529, Ppo No. 19077)
136.   K.p. Krishan Kumar S/o Shri K. Krishnan Nair, Aged About
       64 Years, Resident Of 76-B, R.k. Puram, Kota-324010
       (Ref. No. 3613, Ppo No. 16742)
137.   Ram Narain Shakywal S/o Shri Khem Chand Shakywal,
       Aged About 62 Years, Resident Of 6-A-42, Mahaveer
       Nagar Vistar Yojna, Kota (Ref. No. 3823, Ppo No. 19640).
138.   Mrs. Shashi Mathur W/o Shri Daya Shankar Mathur, Aged
       About 66 Years, Resident Of 118, Rajbhawan Colony, Civil
       Lines, Kota (Ref. No. 2683, Ppo No. 11013)
139.   V.k. Sethi S/o Shri Veer Abhimanu Sethi, Aged About 65
       Years, Resident Of 12, Windsor Park, Behind Hotel Menal,
       Kota (Ref. No. 1940, Ppo No. 14516)
140.   Shyam Kumar Gude S/o Shri Krishna Rav Gude, Aged
       About 66 Years, Resident Of 1-J-35, Vigyan Nagar, Kota
       (Ref. No. 1441, Ppo No. 6161)
141.   Shankar Lal Meghrajani S/o Shri Radha Kishan, Aged
       About 66 Years, Resident Of 1-D-25, Talwandi, Kota (Ref.
       No. 1956, Ppo No. 6423)
142.   Dinesh Kumar Jain S/o Shri Mool Chand Jain, Aged About
       62 Years, Resident Of C-645, Indra Vihar, Kota (Ref. No.
       2714, Ppo No. 19939)
143.   Ramnarain Yadav S/o Shri Raj Bali Yadav, Aged About 60
       Years, Resident Of Doomriya Coal Mona Gadwal Up (Ref.

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       No. 4228, Ppo No. 73307)
144.   P.c. Kanwar S/o Shri Babu Lal, Aged About 73 Years,
       Resident Of 1-G-7, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No. 1929, Ppo No.
       2266)
145.   Prahlad Kumar Cheeta S/o Shri Heera Lal, Aged About 73
       Years, Resident Of D17A, Krishna Nagar, Gali No. 1, Police
       Line, Kota (Ref. No. 1490, Ppo No. 5958)
146.   Yogendra Kumar Sen S/o Shri Kishan Gopal Sen, Aged
       About 62 Years, Resident Of Sen Sadan, Laxmi School
       Road, Sakatpura, Kota (Ref. No. 2597, Ppo No. 19538)
147.   Ashok Kumar Jain S/o Shri Amar Lal Jain, Aged About 59
       Years, Resident Of D-76, Indra Vihar, Kota (Ref. No. 4206,
       Epf No. 4504/3287)
148.   Giriraj Prasad Arora S/o Shri Kanhiya Lal Arora, Aged
       About 60 Years, Resident Of Arora Misthan Bhandar,
       Kaithoni Pole, Kota (Ref. No. 2738, Epf No. 3041/1615)
149.   Laxmi Narain S/o Shri Gyarsi Lal, Aged About 60 Years,
       Resident Of H.no. 733, Near Amba Mata Mandir, Shipura,
       Kota (Ref. No. 2907, Ppo No. 21436).
150.   Om Prakash Sharma S/o Shri Kastur Chand Sharma,
       Aged About 57 Years, Resident Of 366, Rajiv Gandhi
       Nagar, Kota-324005 (Ref. No. 3782, Epf No. 4000/2771)
151.   Brijmohan S/o Late Shri Suwalal, Aged About 54 Years,
       Resident Of 167B, Mahaveer Nagar-I, Kota (Ref. No.
       4286, Epf No. 4511/3347)
152.   Kanika Saha D/o Late Dr. A.k. Saha, Aged About 62
       Years, Resident Of 120 A, Talwandi, Kota 324005 (Ref.
       No. 2686, Ppo No. 1556)
153.   Bajranglal Meena S/o Late Shri Gyarsi Lal, Aged About 58
       Years, Resident Of 4-M-63, Ganesh Nagar, Vigyan Nagar,
       Ward No. 27, Kota (Ref. No. 3734)
154.   P.l. Anthoni S/o Late Shri P.a. Lovis, Aged About 59 Years,
       Resident Of 4-S-8, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No. 4315, Epf No.
       4744/3520)
155.   Dinesh Chandra Sharma S/o Late Shri G.d. Sharma, Aged
       About 59 Years, Resident Of 4-Bh-54, Vigyan Nagar, Kota
       5 (Ref.no. 4001, Ppo N. 20932, Pension/epf No. 2760)
156.   Smt. Veena Bhargava W/o Shri Manmohan Bhargava,
       Aged About 62 Years, Resident Of 132/6, Civil Line,
       Station Road, Kota (Ref. No. 3317, Ppo No. 19819)

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157.   Chiman Lal Jain S/o Shri Chandu Lal Jain, Aged About 62
       Years, Resident Of 402, Opp. Shakun Lakshar Vibrant
       Academy, Road No. 1, Daknia Station, Kota (Ref. No.
       2957, Ppo No. 3191/1838)
158.   Om Prakash Maithul S/o Shri Bacchi Ram Maithul, Aged
       About 65 Years, Resident Of E-10-103, Mahalaxmi Puram,
       Baran Raod, Kota (Ref. No. 1249, Ppo No. 1348/235)
159.   Ravindra Pal Singh S/o Shri Pad Ram Singh, Aged About
       65 Years, Resident Of 1-L-1, Mahaveer Nagar-Iii, Kota
       (Ref. No. 2956, Ppo No. 3190/1837)
160.   Bhanu Prakash Shrama S/o Shri Babu Lal Shukla, Aged
       About 60 Years, Resident Of 8-B-35, Mahaveer Nagar-Iii,
       Kota-5 (Ref. No. 2777, Ppo No. 3064/1635).
161.   Ram Vilas Shukla S/o Shri Babu Lal Shukla, Aged About
       60 Years, Resident Of 5-Q-23, Mahaveer Nagar-Iii, Kota-5
       (Ref. No. 2776, Ppo No. 3063/1634).
162.   Ramesh Chand S/o Shri Chiranji Lal, Aged About 59
       Years, Resident Of 1-P-31, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No. 4213,
       Ppo No. 4377/3163)
163.   Devi Prasad Pal S/o Shri Moji Lal Pal, Aged About 63
       Years, Resident Of 2-D-12, Mahaveer Nagar Iii, Kota-5
       (Ref. No. 2724, Ppo No. 3027/1590)
164.   Prahlad Meena S/o Shri Kalyan Mal Meena, Aged About 59
       Years, Resident Of 1018, Mahaveer Nagar-Ii, Kota (Ref.
       No. 3944, Ppo No. 3960/2742)
165.   Manjoor Ali Ansari S/o Shri Ahmad Baksh, Aged About 55
       Years, Resident Of P.no. 83, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay
       Nagar, Kota (Ref. No. 3846, Ppo No. 3935/2702)
166.   Bhanwar Singh S/o Shri Man Singh, Aged About 61 Years,
       Resident Of 2-D-33, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No. 2821, Ppo
       No. 19216)
167.   Sardul Singh S/o Shri Jhandu Ram, Aged About 60 Years,
       Resident Of B-40, Jai Shri Vihar, Kota (Ref. No. 2368, Ppo
       No. 20955)
168.   K.b. Dixit S/o Shri Lal Behari, Aged About 71 Years,
       Resident Of 4 Kha 12, Vigyan Nagar, Kota (Ref. No. 1450,
       Ppo No. 2785)
169.   Dinesh Chand Gupta S/o Shri Brij Kishore Mittal, Aged
       About 65 Years, Resident Of 1-F-46, Vigyan Nagar, Kota
       (Ref. No. 3220, Ppo No. 16128)

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170.   Ram Prasad S/o Shri Ram Pal, Aged About 62 Years,
       Resident Of Near Std Tulapura Railway Colony, Kota (Ref.
       No. 2694, Ppo No. 19434)
171.   Durga Shankar S/o Shri Bal Kishan, Aged About 62 Years,
       Resident Of H-37, Panchwati Nagar, Kunhadi, Kota (Ref.
       No. 2892, Ppo No. 19413)
172.   Bansi Lal Suman S/o Shri Anandi Lal, Aged About 62
       Years, Resident Of B-38, Balaji Town Road, Kunhadi, Kota
       (Ref. No. 3345, Ppo No. 19010)
173.   Arun Sharma S/o Shri Om Prakash Sharma, Aged About
       64 Years, Resident Of P.no. 206, Guru Nanak Plaja,
       Station Road, Kota (Ref. No. 2570, Ppo No. 14327)
174.   Narendra      Kumar        Ganeriwal         S/o     Shri    Bhagirath    Lal
       Ganeriwal, Aged About 67 Years, Resident Of 4A12,
       Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No. 4353, Ppo No. 10532)
175.   Prakash Chand Jain S/o Shri Prabhu Lal Jain, Aged About
       65 Years, Resident Of 546A, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No.
       2295, Ppo No. 12592).
176.   Anil Kumar Jain S/o Shri Devendra Kumar Kasliwal, Aged
       About    63     Years,      Resident        Of     321-C,     Om     Enclave,
       Anantpura, Kota (Ref. No. 2569, Ppo No. 19987)
177.   Ghanshayam Brainia S/o Shri Kalyan Mal, Aged About 65
       Years, Resident Of 1-F-20, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No. 2262,
       Ppo No. 11556)
178.   Mahaveer Singh S/o Shri Sundal Singh, Aged About 73
       Years, Resident Of Village And Post Dhulwa, Teh. Buhana,
       Distt. Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan) (Ref. No. 3299, Pension/epf
       No. 3958)
179.   Atul Kumar Khanna S/o Shri R.n. Khanna, Aged About 63
       Years, Resident Of 61, Sulabh Vihar, Galana Road, Agra-
       282007 (Ref.no. 3158, Pension/ Epf No.16913)
180.   Ganesh Singh Basera S/o Late Shri Shovan Singh Basera,
       Resident Of C.m.t. Colony Dehriya, Gali No. 8, P.o.
       Manpur        West      263139,          Haldwani,          Distt.   Nainital
       (Uttarkhand) (Ref. No. 4548, Ppo No. 14732)
181.   G. Srinivasa Ratna S/o Shri G. Raja Gopala Chary, Aged
       About 49 Years, Resident Of Flat 403, Meghana Homes,
       H.no. 30-1602/2, Ghandragiri Colony (W), Safilguda,
       Hyderabad-500056               (Telangana)           (Ref.     No.     4735,
       Pension/epf No. 5399)


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182.   Vikas Dattatray Karnik S/o Late Shri Dattatray P. Karnik,
       Aged About 63 Years, Resident Of 70, H.b Desais
       Banglow, Pannalal Ghosh Road, Vogthan, Malad (W)
       Mumbai-400064 (Ref.no. 4379, Pension/epf No. 4083)
183.   Vipul Mulchand Sheth S/o Late Shri Mulchand Manilal
       Sheth, Aged About 60 Years, Resident Of 3Rd Floor, Flat
       No. 15, A-Wing, Anmol Deodevdarshan Co-Op. Hsg.
       Society Ltd., Santosh Nagar, Poona Link Road, Kalian
       (East) 421306. Distt. Thane (Maharashtra) (Ref. No.
       3659, Pension/epf No. 15432)
184.   Babu Lal Kadmaliya S/o Shri Niadan Lal Kadmaliya, Aged
       About 60 Years, Resident Of Panchratna Chs Ltd., B-104,
       Nss Road, Near Shiv Sena Office, Asalfa, Ghatkopar (W),
       Mumbai-400084 (Ref. No. 3938, Pension/epf No. 3938)
185.   Pratap Chand S/o Late Shri Hari Ram, Aged About 63
       Years, Resident Of R.no. 1, Adinath Chs. No. 2, Hanuman
       Nagar Park Site, Vikhroli (W), Mumbai-400079 (Ref. No.
       3121, Pension/epf No. 2212)
186.   D.r. Kamble S/o Shri Ranganath S. Kamble, Aged About
       54 Years, Resident Of B-303, Rose Apartment, Malvani
       No. 3, A.h. Marg, Malad (W), Mumbai-400095 (Ref. No.
       4667, Pension/epf No. 5039)
187.   Kishor N. Phalak S/o Late Shri Nivrutti S. Phalak, Aged
       About 60 Years, Resident Of Sarvoday Hills, Building No.
       2, Flat No. 304, Near Ballage Nagar, Choleguon, Thakurli
       (E) Post Dombivali (E), Distt. Thane-421201 (Ref. No.
       3048, Pension/epf No. 2089)
188.   Sasson Solomon Ashtamkar S/o Shri Solomon Samson
       Ashtamkar, Aged About 68 Years, Resident Of 168A/5409,
       Kannamwar Nagar-I, Vikhroli (East), Mumbai-400083
       (Ref.no. 1747, Pension/epf No. 715).
189.   Maroti Ramchandra Kale S/o Shri Ramchandra Sonaji
       Kale, Aged About 65 Years, Resident Of Ritu World,
       G/204, Behind Chandrashekhar High School, Barrage
       Road,    Badlapur          (West)-421503,              Distt.   Thane
       (Maharashtra), (Ref. No. 3456, Pension/epf No. 4075896)
190.   Khan Naim Ahmad S/o Shri Wasim Ahmed Khan, Aged
       About 62 Years, Resident Of 103, Khowaja Qutab. Near
       Khanqah E Niyazia, Bareilly-243001 (Up) (Ref. No. 3910,
       Ppo No. 14519)
191.   Abdul Latif S/o Shri Haji Ramjan, Aged About 63 Years,

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       Resident Of 5/9, Vikas Nagar, Lucknow (Up) (Ref. No.
       2923, Ppo No. 25992)
192.   Mrs. Sonali Satish Gavandi D/o Late Shri Krishnaji
       Ramchandra Malwankar, Aged About 66 Years, Resident
       Of A-2, Chaitanya Chs, J.p Road, Bunglow, Model Town,
       Andheri (W), Mumbai 400053 (Ref.no. 2674, Pension/epf
       No. 1804)
193.   Anand Prakash Gupta S/o Shri Ram Richhpal, Aged About
       63 Years, Resident Of Flat 402, Block-C2, Elementa
       Society, Tathawade, Wakad, Pune-411033 (Ref. No.2494,
       Pension/epf No. 2684)
194.   Abdar Ali Siddiqui S/o Shri Mohd. Shakoor, Aged About 69
       Years, Resident Of Vill. Tendua, Po Sehari Sardaha, Distt.
       Basti-272190 (Up) (Ref. No. 3066, Pension/epf No.
       02128).
195.   Jay Govind Yadav S/o Shri Palku Yadeav, Resident Of
       Village And Post Mahadevganj, Police Station Sahebganj
       Muffisil, Distt. Sahebganj 516109 (Jharkhand) (Ref. No.
       4556, Ppo No.4747)
196.   Shankar Dewaji Walekar S/o Shri Dewaji S. Welekar, Aged
       About 63 Years, Resident Of 3/7, Shree Sai Astavinayak
       Chs, Santosh Nagar, Near Tisgaon Naka, Poona Link Road,
       Kalyan (East)-421306 (Ref. No. 3425, Pension/epf No.
       20696 )
197.   Vasudev Srinivas Nayak S/o Shri Srinivas Nayak, Aged
       About 71 Years, Resident Of B-503, Alcove, Om Dattaraj
       Manali    Road, Pinple         Savdagar,         Pune    (Ref.no. 1841,
       Pension/epf No. 00703)
198.   Harish Kumar Yadav S/o Late Shri Bhagwan Dass Yadav,
       Aged About 62 Years, Resident Of P.no. 1, Kalyanpur (W),
       Jogeshwar Vihar, Behind Ram Dharam Kanta, Ring Road,
       Lucknow-226022 (Up) (Ref.no. 3285, Pension/epf No.
       2439)
199.   Ashok Kumar Vajir S/o Shri T.n. Vajir, Aged About 61
       Years, Resident Of F-703, Elite Homz, Sector 77, Noida
       (Up) (Ref. No. 2900, Ppo No. 20327)
200.   Kishore Sheth S/o Shri Mulchand M. Sheth, Aged About
       65 Years, Resident Of S-9, Krishana Brook Fields, Aees
       Layout, Bangalore-560037 (Ref. No. 2426, Pension/epf
       No. 40975)


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201.   Mukund Kumar Sharma S/o Late Shri P.d. Tewari, Aged
       About 64 Years, Resident Of C/o Shri Radhey Shyamji
       Sharma, H.no. 6-B-11, Mahavir Nagar-Iii, Kota-324005
       (Ref. No. 2204, Ppo No. 17175)
202.   Moti Lal S/o Shri Shanker Lal, Aged About 61 Years,
       Resident Of 85-B, Sector 4, Keshavpura, Kota (Ref. No.
       4047, Ppo No. 20942)
203.   Bhajan Lal S/o Shri Laxmi Narain, Aged About 66 Years,
       Resident Of K-12, Ambedkar Colony, Kota (Ref. No. 2510,
       Ppo No. 18392)
204.   Pawan Singh S/o Shri Atram Singh, Aged About 62 Years,
       Resident Of 2-F34, Mahaveer Nagar Vistar Yojna, Kota
       Ref. No. 2770, Ppo No. 19139)
205.   Ashok Seksaria S/o Shri A.r. Seksaria, Aged About 63
       Years, Resident Of C-320, Om Enclave, Anatpura, Kota
       (Ref. No. 2488, Ppo No. 18326)
206.   Bhagwan Das Soni S/o Shree Ram Soni, Aged About 59
       Years, Resident Of 62/18 Pratap Nagar, Sanganer, Jaipur
       (Ref. No. 2588, Ppo No. 56988)
207.   Jagdish Sharma S/o Shri Bhanwar Lal Sharma, Aged
       About 62 Years, Resident Of Plot No. 103, Rawat Nagar,
       Jodhpur (Ref. No. 3507, Ppo No. 19641)
208.   Jebunisa W/o Late Shri Mohammed Hanif, Aged About 62
       Years, Resident Of 6-C-54, Vigyan Nagar Vistar Yojna,
       Kota (Ref. No. 3149, Ppo No. 6047)
209.   Sadashiv Madan Kumar S/o Shri Sadashiv Borkar, Aged
       About 63 Years, Resident Of P.no. 9, Behind Madhvi Bihar
       Gas   Godam,     Panchsheel         Chowk,        Tapovan,   Amravati
       444601 (Maharashtra) (Ref. No. 4005, Ppo No. 19287).
210.   Shashikant Sadashiv Borkar S/o Shri Sadashiv Borkar,
       Aged About 67 Years, Resident Of P.no. 9, Behind Madhvi
       Bihar Gas Godam, Panchsheel Chowk, Tapovan, Amravati-
       444601 (Maharashtar) (Ref. No. 1648, Ppo No. 9653)
211.   Heera Lal Verma S/o Shri Ramnarain, Aged About 71
       Years, Resident Of Suman Nagar Chandrashel Road, Near
       Everest Public School, Kota Junction, Kota (Ref. No. 2830,
       Ppo No. 9857).
212.   Hoshiyar Singh S/o Shri Bal Singh, Aged About 70 Years,
       Resident Of 1198, Subhash Nagar-Ii, Kota-5 (Ref. No.
       4432, Ppo No. 7344)


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213.   Mithlesh Gupta W/o Shri K.k. Gupta, Aged About 68
       Years, Resident Of B 218, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No. 1615,
       Ppo No. 7215)
214.   Peshkar Singh S/o Shri Murlidhar, Aged About 61 Years,
       Resident Of 1-B-36, Mahaveer Nagar Extension, Kota
       (Ref. No. 3264, Ppo No. 21299)
215.   Dhanna Lal Meena S/o Shri Ram Gopal, Aged About 62
       Years, Resident Of 1-S-8. Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No. 3252,
       Ppo No. 19607)
216.   Madhubala Panwar W/o Shri Surendra Kumar, Aged About
       65 Years, Resident Of 4-M-6, Rangbadi, Kota (Ref.
       No.4748, Ppo No. 11737)
217.   Jyoti Bhide W/o Shri Prakash Bhide, Aged About 67 Years,
       Resident Of 724, R.k Puram, Kota (Ref. No. 4876, Ppo No.
       10722)
218.   Kishan Lal S/o Shri Gulab Chand, Aged About 63 Years,
       Resident Of 2-N-19, Vigyan Nagar, Kota (Ref. No. 2593,
       Ppo No. 15582)
219.   Abdul Sattar S/o Shri Abdul Karim, Aged About 66 Years,
       Resident Of Near Ramesh Kirana Store, Sabji Mandi,
       Nayapura, Kota (Ref. No. 1588, Ppo No. 6400)
220.   Dhanna Lal Verma S/o Shri Sukh Lal, Aged About 69
       Years, Resident Of 3-K-22, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No. 1586,
       Ppo No. 3198)
221.   Ambi Chellappan S/o Shri Chellappan Pemikar, Aged
       About 62 Years, Resident Of Aashirvaad Padallikkonam,
       Kartppoor, Po Nedumangad, Thiruvanthapuram, Distt.
       Kerla (Ref. No. 2796, Ppo No. 3081/1658)
222.   Shanti Devi W/o Ex. Emp. Shiv Kumar Mishra, Aged About
       60 Years, Resident Of 786/41, Choki Gali, Bihari Ganj,
       Ajmer (Ref. No. 3080, Ppo No. 18984)
223.   V.p. Ambujaksi S/o Late Shri T.v. Sekharan Nambiar, Aged
       About 64 Years, Resident Of Vp Anbjukasi Puther Veettil
       Hosue, Near Police Station, P.c. Chalissery 679536, Distt.
       Palakkad (Kerala) (Ref. No. 3165, Ppo No. 3561)
224.   Jagdish Paswan S/o Late Shri Baldev Paswan, Aged About
       62 Years, Resident Of 2-J-21, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No.
       2706, Ppo No. 16758).
225.   Hema W/o Ex. Emp. Late Shri Abdul Rashid Khan, Aged
       About 57 Years, Resident Of 1-D-13, Opp. Post Office,

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       Vigyan Nagar, Kota (Ref. No. 4090, Ppo No. 4220/2991).
226.   Badri Prasad S/o Shri Kanhiya Lal, Aged About 62 Years,
       Resident Of 205, Samarvati Colony, Harijon Basti, Kota
       (Ref. No. 3043, Ppo No. 20122)
227.   Nand Lal Gupta S/o Shri Mohan Lal Gupta, Aged About 68
       Years, Resident Of 5-F-19, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No. 1453,
       Ppo No. 6415)
228.   Ram Dayal S/o Shri Bhanwar Lal, Aged About 63 Years,
       Resident Of 103, Mahaveer Nagar-Ii, Kota (Ref. No. 2227,
       Ppo No. 18433)
229.   Vinod Kumar Bhardwaj S/o Shri Ram Nath Bhardwaj,
       Aged About 59 Years, Resident Of 516A, Mahaverr Nagar-
       Ii, Kota (Ref. No. 3926, Ppo No. 21113)
230.   Koshilya Devi W/o Late Shri Prahlad Lakshkar, Aged About
       58 Years, Resident Of 1-P-13, Talwandi, Kota (Ref.
       No.2598, Ppo No. 12867)
231.   Bal Chand Sain S/o Shri Kishan Lal, Aged About 67 Years,
       Resident Of 651, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No. 1827, Ppo No.
       13418)
232.   Babu Lal Sharma S/o Shri Mohan Lal Sharma, Aged About
       58 Years, Resident Of F-20, Jai Shree Vihar, Thegda Road,
       Kota (Ref. No. 3575, Ppo No. 3526/2283)
233.   Subhash Chand Paliwal S/o Shri Jagdish Narain Paliwal,
       Aged About 61 Years, Resident Of 288, Mahaveer Nagar-
       Iii, Kota (Ref. No. 3376, Ppo No. 3733/3042)
234.   Nafisa W/o Ex. Emp. Shri Sadik Hussain, Aged About 53
       Years, Resident Of 2-G-16, Vigyan Nagar, Kota (Ref. No.
       3140, Ppo No. 12236).
235.   Ram Gopal Shrangi S/o Shri Laxman Prasad Shrangi,
       Aged About 70 Years, Resident Of 613A, Talwandi, Kota
       (Ref. No. 0719, Ppo No. 3091)
236.   Suresh Chnad Gehlot S/o Shri Kishan Lal Gehlot, Aged
       About 62 Years, Resident Of Behind Bharosa Soap
       Factory, Dhola Bhata, Ajmer (Ref. No. 2961, Ppo No.
       18925)
237.   Raghuveer Singh Malviya S/o Shri Shiv Narain Singh,
       Resident Of 4-Kh-19, Vigyan Nagar, Kota (Ref. No. 2424,
       Ppo No. 15413)
238.   Deepali S. Nadkarni W/o Shri Mahadev Anant Gaitonde,
       Aged About 68 Years, Resident Of A/703, Umiya Tower,

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       Off Mp Road, Mulund (E), Mumbai-400081 (Ref. No. 1422,
       Ppo No. 4004364)
239.   Ram Kishor Chaudhary S/o Shri Sada Shiv Chaudhary,
       Aged About 67 Years, Resident Of Davdut Rana Cottage
       Chawe, R.n. 15, Kujumata Nayar Koedongari, Andheri
       (East), Mumbai -400069 (Ref. No. 1749, Ppo No. 40723)
240.   Brijesh Kumar Gupta S/o Late Shri Ved Prakash Gupta,
       Aged About 63 Years, Resident Of C1-97, Surya Vihar
       Junwani Road, Bhilai 490020, Distt. Durg (Cg) (Ref. No.
       2630, Ppo No. 56546)
241.   Rakesh Bhargava S/o Shri R.s. Bhargava, Aged About 65
       Years,   Resident     Of     1874,       Ferrera        Tower,   Mahagun
       Moderne, Sector 78, Noida 201301 (Up) (Ref. No. 2732,
       Ppo No. 2012)
242.   Supriya Purshottam Patil D/o Late Shri Gajnan Jiuan Patil,
       Aged About 66 Years, Resident Of Thakur Wadi, K.d.
       Road, Opp. Kirti College, Dadar, Mumbai-400028 (Ref. No.
       2712, Ppo No. 1576/3013)
243.   Kavri Bai W/o Ex. Emp. Late Shri Bhana Ram, Aged About
       51 Years, Resident Of 278B, Mahaveer Nagar-I, Kota (Ref.
       No. 2814, Ppo No. 19745)
244.   Ram Pyari W/o Ex. Emp. Late Shri Pathu Lal, Aged About
       57 Years, Resident Of 1-F-25, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No.
       2448, Ppo No. 18775).
245.   B.d. Sukla D/o Shri Raj Narian Shukla, Aged About 67
       Years, Resident Of 4-C-4, Talwandi, Kota (Ref. No. 4081,
       Ppo No. 10976)
246.   Tara Verma W/o Ex. Emp. Late Shri Kailash Chand Verma,
       Aged About 56 Years, Resident Of 227 D, Indra Vihar,
       Kota (Ref. No. 2736, Ppo No. 6505)
247.   Rajiv Saxena S/o Shri Bishan Sahai Saxena, Aged About
       61 Years, Resident Of 1-Gh-6, Vigyan Nagar, Kota (Ref.
       No. 4425, Ppo No. 18435/81864)
248.   Kumodni Gupta W/o Ex. Emp. Shri Prakash Chand Gupta,
       Aged About 63 Years, Resident Of 4-A-10, Mahaveer
       Nagar Iii, Kota (Ref. No. 1488, Ppo No. 3758).
249.   Chain Kanwar W/o Ex. Emp. Shri Akshay Singh Ranawat,
       Aged About 58 Years, Resident Of 6B2, Mahaveer Nagar
       Vistar Yojna, Kota (Ref. No. 2059, Ppo No. 11053)
250.   Kamla Kant Thakur S/o Shri R.p Thakur, Aged About 66

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       Years, Resident Of 6B5, Mahaveer Nagar Vistar Yojna,
       Kota (Ref. No. 3186, Ppo No. 13448)
251.   Meena Jain W/o Late Shri Sushil Kumar Ajmera, Aged
       About 59 Years, Resident Of 5Q35, Talwandi, Kota (Ref.
       No. 4280, Ppo No. 13764)
252.   Shambhu Ram Verma S/o Shri Girdhari Lal, Aged About
       65 Years, Resident Of Om Vihar, Durga Nagar, Kota
       Junction, Kota (Ref. No. 4727, Ppo No. 17133)
253.   Pathu Lal Maliya S/o Shri Raghunath, Aged About 60
       Years, Resident Of Kahar Krishi Farm, Shiv Nagar,
       Kaithoon Road Rhageda, Kota (Ref. No. 3418, Ppo No.
       21018)
254.   Instrumentation Ltd. Kota, Through Its Chairman And
       Managing Director, Kota.
255.   The       Provident        Fund        Trust       Of      Employees      Of
       Instrumentation Ltd., Kota, Rajasthan-324005 Through
       Commissioner.
                                                                  ----Respondents

connected with (2) D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 407/2019 Union Of India

----Appellant Versus M.p. Gaur Son Of Late Shri Prahlad Sharma

----Respondent (3) D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 477/2019 The Secretary, Government Of India

----Appellant Versus Prafulla Kumar Choudhary S/o Late Sh. Jogeshwar Choudhray

----Respondent (4) D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 551/2019 Union Of India

----Appellant Versus Jagdish Prasad Meena S/o Shri Gyarsi Lalji, By Caste Meena

----Respondent (5) D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 573/2019 Union Of India

----Appellant Versus (Downloaded on 03/09/2019 at 09:10:02 PM) (23 of 28) [SAW-436/2019] Dashrath Singh Hada Son Of Shri Bajrang Singh Hada

----Respondent (6) D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 582/2019 Union Of India

----Appellant Versus Nand Singh Tanwar S/o Late Shri Bajrang Singh Tanwar

----Respondent (7) D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 632/2019 Union Of India

----Appellant Versus Naval Bihari Sharma S/o Shri Shyam Sunder Sharma

----Respondent (8) D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 659/2019 Union Of India

----Appellant Versus Rsrtc Retired Employees Association

----Respondent (9) D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 661/2019 Union Of India

----Appellant Versus Khetri Tamba Shramik Sangh

----Respondent (10) D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 662/2019 The Chairman

----Appellant Versus Hmt Ex-Employees Welfare Society

----Respondent (11) D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 678/2019 The Chairman, Central Board Of Trustees, Employees Provident Fund Organisation

----Appellant Versus Sh Vinod Kumar Sharma S/o Shri Mool Chand Sharma

----Respondent (12) D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 681/2019 The Chairman, Central Board Of Trustees

----Appellant Versus Khetri Tamba Sevanivart Karamchari Association

----Respondent (Downloaded on 03/09/2019 at 09:10:02 PM) (24 of 28) [SAW-436/2019] (13) D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 690/2019 Union Of India

----Appellant Versus Kailash Chand Meena S/o Shri Kaloo Lal Meena

----Respondent (14) D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 691/2019 Union Of India

----Appellant Versus Mohan Lal Koserwal S/o Shri Kajodi Lalji

----Respondent (15) D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 996/2019 Union Of India

----Appellant Versus Anil Kumar Sharma, Son Of Shri Ram Gopal Sharma

----Respondent (16) D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 981/2019 Union Of India

----Appellant Versus Neeraj Bhargava S/o Late Shri K L Bhargava

----Respondent (17) D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 1003/2019 The Secretary, Labour And Employment Department

----Appellant Versus Sandesh Sharma Son Of Late Shri Bhairav Dutt Sharma

----Respondent (18) D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 453/2019 Union Of India

----Appellant Versus Alok Verma Son Of Late Shri Prem Chandra Verma

----Respondent For Appellant(s) : Mr. Tej Prakash Sharma For Respondent(s) : Mr. Harsh Vardhan Nandwana Mr. V.L. Mathur Mr. Kunal Rawat, Ms. Anita Aggarwal with (Downloaded on 03/09/2019 at 09:10:02 PM) (25 of 28) [SAW-436/2019] Mr. Praneet Sharma Mr. Manish Parihar on behalf of Mr. Tanveer Ahamad HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJEET SINGH Judgment REPORTABLE 28/08/2019 D.B. Civil Misc. Appln. No.720/2019 in SAW No.436/2019:

D.B. Civil Misc. Appln. No.733/2019 in SAW No.407/2019:
D.B. Civil Misc. Appln. No.683/2019 in SAW No.477/2019: D.B. Civil Misc. Appln. No.634/2019 in SAW No.551/2019: D.B. Civil Misc. Appln. No.679/2019 in SAW No.573/2019: D.B. Civil Misc. Appln. No.681/2019 in SAW No.582/2019: D.B. Civil Misc. Appln. No.633/2019 in SAW No.632/2019: D.B. Civil Misc. Appln. No.443/2019 in SAW No.659/2019: D.B. Civil Misc. Appln. No.444/2019 in SAW No.661/2019: D.B. Civil Misc. Appln. No.445/2019 in SAW No.662/2019: D.B. Civil Misc. Appln. No.454/2019 in SAW No.678/2019: D.B. Civil Misc. Appln. No.457/2019 in SAW No.681/2019: D.B. Civil Misc. Appln. No.466/2019 in SAW No.690/2019: D.B. Civil Misc. Appln. No.671/2019 in SAW No.691/2019: D.B. Civil Misc. Appln. No.618/2019 in SAW No.996/2019: D.B. Civil Misc. Appln. No.615/2019 in SAW No.981/2019: D.B. Civil Misc. Appln. No.623/2019 in SAW No.1003/2019: D.B. Civil Misc. Appln. No.721/2019 in SAW No.453/2019:
For the reasons mentioned in the applications, delay in filing the appeal is condoned. The applications are allowed.
D.B. SAW Nos.436/2019, 407/2019, 477/2019, 551/2019, 573/2019, 582/2019, 632/2019, 659/2019, 661/2019, 662/2019, 678/2019, 681/2019, 690/2019, 691/2019, 996/2019, 981/2019, 1003/2019 & 453/2019:
1. With consent of learned counsel for the parties, the appeals were heard.
2. These appeals urge common questions with regard to applicability of the amended Employees Pension Scheme, 1995 (hereafter called "EPS, 1995"). Clause 11(3) of the Pension Scheme provided for maximum pensionable salary limited to `5,000/-, which was later, with effect from 01.06.2001, enhanced to `6,500/- per month and it was yet later enhanced to `15,000/-

per month. By virtue of further amendment, proviso was inserted (Downloaded on 03/09/2019 at 09:10:02 PM) (26 of 28) [SAW-436/2019] to clause 11(3) of the Pension Scheme with effect from 16.03.1996, permitting the employer and the employee to opt for contribution on salary exceeding `5,000/- (later enhanced to `6,500/- per month). It is also stated that 8.33% share of the employer's contribution would be remitted to the Pension Fund (PF). By notification on 22.08.2014, clause 11(3) of the Pension Scheme was deleted with effect from 01.09.2014. The result was that the benefit of the proviso could not be extended to the employees after 01.09.2014, if they had not exercised the option earlier.

3. The private-respondents had approached this Court contending that the employers and the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) have taken a position that some establishments were exempted. Therefore, the relief claimed was that the employees would be entitled to pension under the EPS, 1995 based upon pensionable salary reckoned in accordance with the actual salary from the date of joining of the Pension Scheme. The writ-petitioners had relied upon a judgment of the Kerala High Court in P. Sasikumar & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors., 2019(1) LLJ 494. Reliance was also placed on the decision of the Supreme Court in R.C. Gupta & Ors. Vs. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Organization & Ors., (2018) 14 SCC 809.

4. The Single Judge, based upon appreciation of the decision of the Kerala High Court, as well as the judgment of the Supreme Court, allowed the writ petitions and directed that the orders denying pension be quashed. It was further directed that fixation of cut off date i.e. 01.09.2014 was without jurisdiction and was therefore unlawful. In these circumstances, the Single Judge issued consequential directions that the writ-petitioners were entitled to the benefit of the proviso to clause 11(3) of the EPS, 1995. It was also further directed that the operative portion of the directions issued by the Kerala High Court would apply squarely to all the petitioners, who are entitled to the benefit and were employed in exempted establishments.

5. The appellant-Employees Provident Fund Organization submits that the impugned judgment is erroneous inasmuch as it (Downloaded on 03/09/2019 at 09:10:02 PM) (27 of 28) [SAW-436/2019] would result in considerable and serious financial impact on the calculation of pension payouts. It was contended firstly that the circumstance that the organizations in question were exempted was given a complete go-by, and secondly that contributions were not received by the EPFO but rather by the trusts set up by an organization/employer. In these circumstances, the direction to remit the amounts from the trusts to the EPFO would fall short of the payouts and have a financial impact.

6. Learned counsel for the respondents/petitioners on the other hand urged that the entire issue was again considered by the Delhi High Court Division Bench ruling in Bhartiya Khadya Nigam Karamchari Sangh & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors., 2019 SCC Online Del 8676. It was submitted that the consequential directions issued by the Division Bench are exhaustive and should be made applicable to the facts and circumstances of the present case as well.

7. It is transpired during the course of hearing that the present appellants i.e. the Union of India and Employees Provident Fund Organization have raised the issue in a Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No.11023/2019, Union of India Vs. Sunil Kumar, pending before the Supreme Court. It is submitted that in these circumstances the Court should await the final judgment of the Supreme Court.

8. It is quite evident that the Kerala and Delhi High Courts have taken a consistent position with regard to the applicability of the proviso to clause 11(3), which stood deleted, by the amendment of 2014. The Delhi High Court has made elaborate consequential directions, with regard to payouts by individual provident fund trusts set up by each organization. The Delhi High Court's judgment in Bhartiya Khadya Nigam Karamchari Sangh (supra), pertinently directs as follows:-

"40. We, thus, allow the present petitions and quash the circular dated 31.05.2017. We hold that the petitioners would be entitled to higher monthly pension on the basis of their contributions on the actual salary, without any cutoff date and de hors the ceiling limit. We deem it fit to pass the following directions to resolve the issues as expeditiously as possible:
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(28 of 28) [SAW-436/2019] i. The petitioners being employees of the exempted establishment would be entitled to the benefit of enhanced pension on the basis of their contribution to the provident fund on the actual salaries received by them.
ii. The EPFO is at liberty to seek return of the higher provident fund contribution received by the petitioners with simple interest at the rate of 6% p.a. from the date of receipt of provident fund amount till the date of payment.
iii. The respondent Nos. 4 and 5 are directed to cooperate with the EPFO and render all assistance in quantifying the amount to be refunded by each of the petitioners, with interest @ 6% p.a. on such return. The Trust has already remitted 8.33% of the contribution of the petitioners on the ceiling amount. The balance corpus comprising of the remaining contributions on the actual salary @ 8.33% would be transferred by the Trust to the Pension Fund of the EPFO with all gains and the interest accrued so far.
iv. On refund of the above-mentioned amounts, the EPFO shall calculate and disburse enhanced pension to the petitioners on the basis of the actual salaries. The arrears of pension falling due to the petitioners from the date of their respective retirement will be cleared by the EPFO and the EPFO shall continue to pay the monthly pension henceforth at the enhanced rates. v. The entire exercise shall be completed by respondent no.4 and 5 and the EPFO within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order."

9. This Court is of the opinion that the same directions of Bhartiya Khadya Nigam Karamchari Sangh (supra) ought to be applied to the facts of these cases as well. It is accordingly directed. At the same time, being cognizant of the fact that the issue is pending before the Supreme Court, the Court further clarifies that the final decision in this regard shall be subject to, and in accordance with the final judgment of the Supreme Court.

10. The appeals are disposed of in the above terms.

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