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A. S. SUPEHIA, MAUNA M. BHATT
PATEL AMRUTLAL RAVABHAI – Appellant
Versus
GUJARAT WATER SUPPLY SEWARAGE BOARD – Respondent
ORDER :
1. The present appeals emanate from the judgment dated 11.02.2020, wherein and whereby, the learned Single Judge dismissed the writ petitions filed by the appellants-employees seeking benefit of pension under G.P.F. Scheme (General Provident Fund Scheme).
2. Learned Advocate for the appellants-employees, Mr. J.V. Japee, has submitted that Respondent-Gujarat Water Supply Sewerage Board and Gujarat Water Resources Development Corporation, are governed by the Rules and Regulations of the Institute by the Central Government as well as the State Government. He has referred to the Office Memorandum dated 01.05.1987 issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare, Government of India and has submitted that by this Office Memorandum, 4th Central Pay Commission recommended that all the G.P.F. Beneficiaries in service on 01.01.1986 should be deemed to have come over the pension scheme.
3. Learned advocate for the appellants-employees, Mr. Japee has submitted that accordingly, the State Government was required to implement this and accordingly, the State Government Employees were granted the pension under the General Prov
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