continuing as members of the existing CPF
Scheme or switching to the Pension Scheme and the GPF Scheme under the
Pension Regulations and the GPF ... members of the CPF Scheme were given several opportunities of switching
over to the Pension Scheme and the GPF Scheme under the Pension Regulations
employees were deemed to have come over to the GPF Scheme
of the Government of India. It was also made clear that no
extension ... revised option again given by
the employees to come back to GPF Scheme from CPF Scheme
and accepted by the University is absolutely incorrect
opted, for Pension and GPF Schemes/opted to retain the RSEB CPF Scheme/Jodhpur Contributory Provident Fund Scheme of which he is already a subscriber ... employees to come over pensionary benefits under the scheme, 1988.
Once beneficial scheme (Pension & GPF Regulations, 1988) having come into force, employees were supposed
member of the
Pension Scheme covered by the CPF/Pension
Scheme, but has to be treated as switched over
to GPF Pension Scheme as mandated ... Pension Scheme and
those governed by that scheme within the period
specified, they shall be deemed to have
switched over to the GPF Pension Scheme
Scheme, to the General Provident Fund-
cum-Gratuity-cum-Pension (GPF) Scheme. The petitioner avers that
she, and certain similarly placed employees, approached „Common
Cause ... Scheme, as, in default of their having opted for continuing under
the CPF Scheme, they, in any case, automatically stood transferred to
the GPF Scheme
declared
governed by the GPF and may be held entitle for the
retiral/ pension benefits under the GPF Scheme.
(v) That the applicant ... continue under the existing CPF Scheme would
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automatically be switched over to new scheme i.e.
GPF/Pension Scheme. The OM further provides that
from Contributory
Provident Fund Scheme ( in short, 'CPF Scheme') to the General Provident
Fund Scheme (in short, 'GPF Scheme') and consequently ... aggrieved by
denial of the GPF benefit, they represented to the Government to bring
them under the GPF scheme which was the only scheme that
from the Contributory Provident Fund
Scheme of the University (CPF) to the Pension and General Provident
Fund Scheme (GPF) in view of the Statute ... them to change their option from CPF to GPF
to avail their benefits under the GPF scheme as applicable to the
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universities employees vide
Scheme
(hereinafter referred to as ?CPF Scheme?) and the other one was General
Provident Fund-cum-Gratuity-cum-Pension Scheme (hereinafter referred to as
?GPF ... employees working under the CPF
Scheme to come over to the pension scheme or to continue under the CPF
Scheme. The option
employees to exercise the option to shift from
CPF Scheme / EPF Scheme to GPF Scheme
before the stipulated time limit.
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Downloaded ... exercise their option in writing for shifting from
CPF Scheme / EPF Scheme to GPF Scheme.
earlier policy relating to automatic application of
GPF Scheme, which