Dismissed
P.Bharathan v. Umesh Kumar
Kerala HCCon.Case(C)/1282/2020
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
This division bench of the High Court of Kerala reviewed multiple contempt petitions filed against the EPFO and related entities for failing to pay pension benefits following the Supreme Court's restoration of the 1995 Pension Scheme. The court held that the severe financial deficit and the ongoing constitutional challenge by the EPFO to the Supreme Court's order precluded finding 'wilful default'. Consequently, contempt proceedings were dismissed without prejudice, and the respondents were granted six months to comply with interim directions, subject to the Supreme Court's final orders.
What did the court decide?
Contempt proceedings closed; respondents granted six months to comply with previous directions, subject to any direction by the Supreme Court.