JUDGMENT

This writ petition has been filed by the retired employees of the Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (hereinafter referred to as ‘KCMMF’), seeking to set aside the orders rejecting their option for higher pension.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent Employees Provident Fund Organization would submit that to calculate the entitlement of the petitioners for higher pension, the details of bulk payment made by the KCMMF, amounting to Rs.54,19,850/-, for the period from 04/2004 to 10/2006 and 09/2007 to 01/2008¹ have to be made available. It is submitted that the bulk payment was made on various dates, namely on 16.11.2006, 20.12.2006 and 31.03.2008. It is submitted that, unless the month-wise details of the payment, which will identify the member in whose favour the payment is made, the month and year to which the payment relates, the employer contribution and the employee contribution and the contribution to the pension scheme, are p