Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi O.A. No. 2689/2022 M.A. No. 791/2024 M.A. No. 2195/2024 M.A. No. 2205/2024 Reserved on :- 16.02.2026 Pronounced on:- 24.03.2026 Hon’ble Mr. Manish Garg, Member (J)

Hon’ble Mr. B. Anand, Member (A)

Prashant Jangra, Aged About 42 years, S/o Sh. Ishwar Singh Jangra, working as Senior SSA, EPFO, Regional Office, Gurugram (East), R/o Flat No. 36, The Lord Shiva Apartment, Sector-10A, Gurugram, Haryana-122001 ...Applicant (By Advocate: Mr. M. K. Bhardwaj)

Versus

1. Union of India, Through its Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-

110001

2. Chairman, Central Board of Trustee, EPFO, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001

3. Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Through its Central Provident Fund Commissioner, Head Office, 14-

Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066

4. Additional Central Provident Fund Commissioner (Haryana), Sector-16A, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Institute of Social Security Administration Building, Security Administrative Building, Old Faridabad, Haryana-121002

5. Additional Central Provident Fund Commissioner (HRM), Head Office, 14-B