SANJIV KHANNA, J.

The petitioner, Forum of Retired Indian Police Service (IPS) Officers, is a Non-Government Origination and a non-political forum based, established and registered as a society under the provisions of Societies Registration Act, 1860. Members of the petitioner society are primarily retired Indian police officers including senior citizens aged ninety years or more. Petitioner society, it is stated, is primarily engaged in welfare and getting justice to pensioners.

2. The petitioner vide the present Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has sought following reliefs :-

“(a) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, striking down Rule 10A of the Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981 which lays down rule for recovery of the amount of commuted pension for 15 years, and directing the Respondents to reduce the recovery period of the amount of commuted pension for pensioners who retired from the All India Services or from the Central Civil Services-

- from the existing recover period of 15 years to the actual rec