JUDGMENT :

SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J.

1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith with the consent of the parties.

2. Both the parties submitted written notes of submissions.

3. The present writ petition assails the order dated 05/07/2021, passed by the respondent No.1, Nominated Authority of the Central Government rejecting the claim of the petitioners. The petitioners had filed distinct complaints before the District Consumer Forum, Jalgaon. Their complaints were allowed by common Judgment and order dated 03/01/2019. Being aggrieved, the respondents had filed appeals before State Consumer Forum, Nashik. By common Judgment and order, passed on 18/12/2019, Judgment of the District Consumer Forum was quashed and the matter was referred to the respondent No.1 under Section 41 of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (hereinafter shortly referred to as the ‘Act’).

4. The petitioners’ are superannuated employees of the respondent No.4 Corporation. They were appointed during the period 1973 to 1990. They superannuated during the period 2005 to 2014. They rendered services and are entitled to receive pensionary benefits. The details of their services are provided in a