The Central Provident Fund Commissioner And ORS v. Bihar State Hydroelectric Power Corporation And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Letters Patent Appeal No.1047 of 2012 In Civil Review No.221 of 2010 ======================================================

1. The Central Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Organization, Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, 14, Bhikajee Kama Palace, New Delhi - 66

2. The Employees Provident Fund Organization through Provident Fund Commissioner, Regional Office, Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, R. Block, Road No. 6, Bihar, Patna

3. The Assistant Provident Commissioner, Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, R. Block, Road No.6, Bihar, Patna ... ... Appellant/s

Versus

1. Bihar State Hydroelectric Power Corporation through its Managing Director Sone Bhawan, Veer Chand Patel Path, Patna

2. The Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Government of India ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Appellant/s :

Mr. Sarvadeo Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Awanish Nandan Sinha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 14-11-2017 In the view of the document filed along with I.A. No. 8042 of 2017 i.e. the notification issued by the statutory authorities being G.S.R. 440(E) dated 25th of April, 2016 wherein the benefit of 4% increase in pension for each year in deferring drawl of pension is extended even after 58 years but not later than 60 years has been filed, the appellants are now required to extend the benefit of the said notification to the respondent employees also and we dispose of the matter with direction to

Patna High Court LPA No.1047 of 2012(4) dt.14-11-2017 2/2 the appellants to do so.

With the aforesaid, the Letters Patent Appeal stands disposed of.

(Rajendra Menon, CJ) (Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) P.K.P.

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