Justich e Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Judge (oral)

g Clearly, this petition is misconceived.

2 The petitioner had initially filed the instant petition for grant of the following substantive reliefs:

1. issue an appropriate writ, order or direction to quash and set aside the impugned Employees Provident Fund (officers and employees' conditions of services) regulations, 2008 and Employees Provident Fund (officers

1Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

and employees' conditions of services) regulations, 2024 of being ultra-vires of proviso to regulation No.3 of Employees Provident Fund (officers and employees' conditions of services) regulations, 1962 and section 5, section 6A and section 6D of EPF & MP Act, 1952 and article 14 & 53 of the Constitution of India. H

2. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction to respondent No. 1 & 2 to restore pensio nary benefits under EPS, 1995 to its members as it stood prior to various amendments carried out since 2008 by quashing GSR No. 688(E) dated 26.09.2008 and 609(E) dated 22.08.2014 (Annexure P/24) due tot faulty actuarial rep