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Somarajan Mathu v. Union of India

Kerala HC20 Dec 2023WP(C)/40593/2023

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What is this about?

Retired employees filed a writ petition seeking enhanced pension. The High Court, relying on the Apex Court judgment in S.L.P Nos 8658/2019 and 8659/2019 and a Kerala High Court decision, directed the Provident Fund officials to process the joint option plan and enhance pension within nine months.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondent nos. 3 and 5 to process the joint option exercised by the petitioners and pass orders for enhancing the pension within a period of nine months.

Somarajan Mathu Vs Union of India — Company and Corporate | Kerala HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE BASANT BALAJI

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WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2023 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA, 1945

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WP(C) NO. 40593 OF 2023

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PETITIONER/S:

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1 SOMARAJAN MATHU

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AGED 61 YEARS
S/O. R.MATHU, SOUPARNIKA, IVERKALA EAST P.O, PUTHOOR,
KOLLAM-691507 PPO NO KR/TVM/00090250, PIN - 691507

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2 PRASANNA KUMARI A.R. AGED 61 YEARS , W/O.SIVADASAN PILLAI 374 OTTATHENGIL HOUSE, KANDIYOOR, THATTARAMBALAM P.O, MAVELIKKARA, KANNAMANGALAM, ALAPPUZHA-690103 PPO NO KR/KCH/00121065, PIN - 690103

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3 RAMESAN V, AGED 64 YEARS

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, S/O.VIJAYAN M, CHOORALACKEL, PILAPPUZHA, HARIPAD,
ALAPPUZHA-690514 PPO NO KR/KCH/00103843, PIN - 690514

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4 LALITHAMMA K.S AGED 60 YEARS

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D/O.KUTTAPAN NAIR, 177 CHENNAMANGALATHU, KANDIYOOR
MAVELIKKARA, KANNAMANGALAM P O, ALAPPUZHA-690103 PPO NO
KR/KCH/00124538, PIN - 690103

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5 PADMAKUMARY.S AGED 60 YEARS W/O.C.N.RADHAKRISHNAN CHAYIKKARU CHIRAYIL HOUSE, MEPRAL P.O PERINGARA, MEPRAL, PATHANAMTHITTA, THIRUVALLA PIN689591 PPO NO KR/TVM/00092801, PIN - 689591

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6 JOHN J AGED 60 YEARS

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S/O.JOSEPH M.C SURYAMANGALAM, THURUTHIKKARA P.O,
KUNNATHUR, KOLLAM-690540 PPO NO KR/KLM/00130258, PIN -
690540

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7 SANIL CHANDRAN V.R AGED 59 YEARS S/O.RAMACHANDRAN PILLAI THADATHIL PUTHEN VEEDU, SOUTH MYNAGAPPALLY MYNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM-690519 UAN NO 100332541271, PIN - 690519

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8 SASIDHARAN PILLAI.S AGED 59 YEARS S/O. N.SIVARAMAN UNNITHAN PULINTHITTA VEEDU, NADUVILEMURI PORUVAZHY, KOLLAM-690520 KR/KLM/00128077, PIN - 690520

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9 AJITHKUMAR N AGED 59 YEARS

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S/O.NARAYANA PILLAI SREESABARI, VADAKEKKARA,
ASHTAMUDI P.O, KOLLAM-691602 UAN NO 100076377495,
PIN - 691602

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10 HARIKUMAR V AGED 60 YEARS S/O.BALACHANDRAN PILLAI, HARI NIVAS, PADINJATTINKARA P O, KOTTARAKARA, KOLLAM-691531 KR/KLM/00120588, PIN - 691531

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11 RAJAN .O AGED 61 YEARS S/O.UNNOONNY, PALLIKIZHAKKETHIL VEEDU, CHANNAPETTAH, PATHANAPURAM P O, KOLLAM-691311 KR/KLM/00117677, PIN - 691311

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12 SANTHOSH KUMAR K.G AGED 59 YEARS S/O.GOPALAPILLAI THEJAS, VELIYAM P.O, VELIYAM, KOLLAM-691540 UAN NO 100336104427, PIN - 691540

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13 CHELLACHAN VARGHESE AGED 60 YEARS S/O.EDIKKULA VARGHESE LITTLE FLOWER HOUSE, CHEMMANTHOOR, PUNALUR P.O, PUNALUR, VALACODE, KOLLAM-691305 KR/KLM/00119887, PIN - 691305

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14 S.SUDHARSANAN AGED 59 YEARS S/O.SREEDHARAN K, SREE VALSAM, KAITHAYIL, NETTAYAM P O, ELAMAD, KOLLAM-691537 UAN NO 100365196744, PIN - 691537

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15 PRASAD C.V AGED 59 YEARS S/O.VISWABHARAN C.P, CHANDRACHAMPARAMBU, CHERUVARANAM, VARANAM P.O, KANJIKUZHY, VARANAM, ALAPPUZHA-688555 UAN NO 100277483809, PIN - 688555

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16SOBHANAKUMARI
AGED 59 YEARS
W/O.MANOHARANPILLAI.C, PUTHENVEEDU, KADATHOOR
P.O, THAZHAVA, KOLLAM-690523 UAN NO 100358964588,
PIN - 690523
BY ADVS.
C.S.AJITH PRAKASH
T.K.DEVARAJAN
BABU M.
ANCY THANKACHAN
NIDHIN RAJ VETTIKKADAN

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AKASH JOSHI

RESPONDENT/S:

1 UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, NEW DELHI-, PIN - 110001

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2 CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER EMPLOYEES' PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAVAN 14, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI-, PIN - 110066

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3 REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION, BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAVAN, P B NO.1895, KALOOR, KOCHI, PIN - 682017

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4 REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION, BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAVAN, POTTAKUZHY ROAD, PATTAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695004

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5 ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION, SUB REGIONAL OFFICE, PONNAMMA CHAMBERS, PARAMESWAR NAGAR, KOLLAM, PIN - 691001

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6 THE KERALA CO-OPERATIVE MILK MARKETING FEDERATION LTD PATTOM PALACE P.O, THIRUVANATHAPURAM-695004 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, PIN - 695004

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BY ADV NITA N.S

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THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 20.12.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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JUDGMENT

(Dated this the 20^th day of December 2023)

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The petitioners are all retired from the service of the 6^th respondent on various dates during the period from February, 2017 to May, 2023. The 6^th respondent is an organization registered under the Co-operative Societies Act. The Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, and the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme,1952, are applicable to the 6^th respondent. The petitioners filed joint option plan for getting higher pension.

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The petitioners pray for a direction to the respondents 3 and 5 to revise the pension of the petitioners for getting the enhanced pension, in view of the Apex Court in S.L.P Nos

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8658/2019 and 8659/2019 dated 04.11.2022 within a time frame.

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Having heard the counsel appearing for the

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petitioners and the Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents and taking note of the decision in Employees Provident Fund Organisation and another v. Sunil Kumar B. and others [2022 (7) KHC 12] , this Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the respondent nos. 3 and 5 to process the joint option exercised by the petitioners and pass orders for enhancing the pension, within a period of nine months from the date of receipt of copy of the judgment.

Sd/-

BASANT BALAJI

JUDGE

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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 40593/2023

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PETITIONER EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1A TRUE COPY OF THE PPO
NO.KR/TVM/00090250 DATED 01.02.2021
ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT TO THE 1ST
PETITIONER
Exhibit P2A TRUE COPY OF THE APEX COURT JUDGEMENT
IN S.L.P NOS 8658/2019 AND 8659/ 2019
DATED 04.11.2022
Exhibit P3A TRUE COPY OF THE ONLINE APPLICATION
ACK.NO.230406130849002796551 DATED
06/04/2023 SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST
PETITIONER
Exhibit P4A TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE NO.
MRCMPU/PTA/KR/26282/93 DATED 22.03.2023
ISSUED BY THE 6TH RESPONDENT IN RESPECT
OF THE 1ST PETITIONER

Somarajan Mathu v. Union of India

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