06.01.2026

Piya

ct no. 30

WPA 27982 of 2025

sl. 17

Subir Kumar Chaudhuri & Ors.

Vs.

The Union of India & Ors.

Mr. Samim Ahammed

Mr. Arka Maiti

Mr. Gulsanwara Parvin ……for the Petitioners Mr. Satyendra Agarwal

Mr. Bijoy Bag

….. for the P.F./Respondent No. 2 & 3

Mr. Supriya Ranjan Saha

Mr. Subhrangsu Maiti

……for the Respondent No. 4 & 5

Mr. Shiv Chandra Prasad

Mr. Piyash Chowdhury

….for the Union of India

1. The writ application has been preferred praying for

quashing of the impugned letter dated March 19, 2025 and directing the respondents to forthwith accept and process the petitioners’ Joint Option applications

submitted within the cut-off date of 31 January 2025.

2. The petitioners further pray for a direction upon the

respondent no. 3 to disburse pension on higher wages and/or accept contribution for higher wages on the basis of the exercise of joint option made by the petitioners along with their employer as per Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995, on setting aside/quashing the

order dated 19.03.2025 passed by the respondent no.

3.

3. The petitioners relying upon the order passed by this Court in WPA 15459 of 2025 and Ors. have prayed for similar relief on the ground that the petitioners herein are similar