257 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 24.09.2025 1. CWP-35154-2024 (O&M)

Om Parkash and others ... Petitioners Vs.

Union of India and others ... Respondents

2. CWP-10161-2025 (O&M)

Umardin ... Petitioner Vs.

The Employees Provident Fund Organization and others ... Respondents

3. CWP-10195-2025 (O&M)

Vijay Singh

4. CWP-10223-2025 (O&M)

Maru Ram @ Madu Ram ... Respondents

5. CWP-10224-2025 (O&M)

Nirmal Devi Gehlawat @ Nirmal Devi ... Petitioner Vs.

The Employees Provident Fund Organization and others ... Respondents

6. CWP-10236-2025 (O&M)

Mehar Singh Jakhar ... Petitioner Vs.

The Employees Provident Fund Organization and others ... Respondents

7. CWP-10241-2025 (O&M)

Hawa Singh

8. CWP-10247-2025 (O&M)

Dharamvir Singh ... Respondents

9. CWP-20005-2025 (O&M)

Darshana Hooda ... Petitioner Vs.

The Employees Provident Fund Organization and others ... Respondents

10. CWP-20549-2025 (O&M)

Rajender Singh ... Petitioner Vs.

The Employees Provident Fund Organization and others ... Respondents

11. CWP-5292-2025 (O&M)

Lekh Ram

12. CWP-5293-2025 (O&M)

Vinod Kumar @ Vinod Kumar Chawla ... Respondents

13. CWP-5294-2025 (O&M)

Balram ... Petitioner Vs.

The Employees Provident Fund Organization and others ... Respondents

14. CWP-5295-2025 (O&M)

Kapoor Singh ... Petitioner Vs.

The Employees Provident Fund Organization and others ... Respondents

15. CWP-5296-2025 (O&M)

Satbir Singh

16. CWP-5297-2025 (O&M)

Sukhbir Singh ... Respondents

17. CWP-5298-2025 (O&M)

Jaipal Singh ... Petitioner Vs.

The Employees Provident Fund Organization and others ... Respondents

18. CWP-5300-2025 (O&M)

Hari Krishan @ Hari Kishan ... Petitioner Vs.

The Employees Provident Fund Organization and others ... Respondents

19. CWP-5302-2025 (O&M)

Sajjan Singh

20. CWP-7229-2025 (O&M)

Satyapal Yadav ... Respondents

21. CWP-7252-2025 (O&M)

Ved Parkash @ Ved Parkash Rao ... Petitioner Vs.

The Employees Provident Fund Organization and others ... Respondents

22. CWP-7274-2025 (O&M)

Narain Dutt Gaur ... Petitioner Vs.

The Employees Provident Fund Organization and others ... Respondents

23. CWP-7276-2025 (O&M)

Rajender Singh

24. CWP-7301-2025 (O&M)

Satbir Singh ... Respondents

25. CWP-7304-2025 (O&M)

Narender Kumar @ Narender Kumar Kathuria ... Petitioner Vs.

The Employees Provident Fund Organization and others ... Respondents

26. CWP-7325-2025 (O&M)

Jaipal Singh @ Jaipal Singh Hooda ... Petitioner Vs.

The Employees Provident Fund Organization and others ... Respondents

27. CWP-7328-2025 (O&M)

Sukhbir Singh Punia

28. CWP-7334-2025 (O&M)

Mohinder Singh ... Respondents

29. CWP-7346-2025 (O&M)

Sitar Singh ... Petitioner Vs.

The Employees Provident Fund Organization and others ... Respondents

30. CWP-7391-2025 (O&M)

Pushkar Dutt ... Petitioner Vs.

The Employees Provident Fund Organization and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Amardeep Hooda, Advocate for the petitioner (in CWP-20005-2025).

Mr. Rajvir Singh Sihag, Advocate and Mr. Nikhil Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners (in remaining 28 cases).

Mr. Raman Kaplish, Advocate for respondent No.1 (in CWP-35154-2024).

Mr. Rajesh Hooda, Advocate for respondents No.2 & 3 (in CWP-35154-2024) and for respondents No.1 & 2 (in remaining 28 cases).

Mr. Vikas Choudhary, Advocate for respondent No.3 (in CWP-20005-2025).

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HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

1. Vide this common order, all the aforementioned 30 writ petitions shall be disposed of, as they arise from a similar factual matrix. However, for the sake of brevity, the facts are culled out from CWP-35154-2024.

2. Instant writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondents No.2 & 3 to revise pension of the petitioners in terms of the judgment passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal Nos.10013- 10014 of 2016 titled as R.C. Gupta and others etc. etc. Vs. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Organization and others etc., decided on 04.10.2016 (Annexure P-1) and