Jyoti Singh, J.

The present writ petition has been filed seeking, quashing of the letter/circular dated 31.05.2017 issued by respondent No. 2/Employees Provident Fund Organization as well as Notification dated 22.08.2014. A further direction is sought to the respondents to comply with the orders passed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in Civil Appeal Nos. 10013-10014/2016 titled R.C. Gupta & Ors. vs. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner & Ors. dated 04.10.2016 as also a direction to the respondents to treat the members of the petitioners' Association at par with the employees of unexempted establishments in getting benefits of higher pension on actual salary.

2. Before embarking on adjudication of the present case, we would like to give a brief background and genesis of the Pension Scheme with which we are concerned in this case. Due to the establishment of large number of industrial units, thousands of workmen of various categories who came from rural areas started making demands for better salaries and also for some financial security for their old age, on retirement. The Government acting under the Directive Principles, thought of devising ways to provide financial security to