IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 30.04.2019

CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH

W.P. Nos.13564 & 13581 of 2019

& WMP.No.13647, 13650, 13672 & 13673 of 2019

1.A.Abdur Rahim Basha

2.G.Annamalai

3.K.Inbanathan

4.G.Sankaran

...Petitioners in W.P.No.13564 of 2019

1.Santhanam.K,

2.Ekambaram.S

3.Mohan.P

4.Raman.G

5.Janarthanam.V

6.Palani.M

7.Jayavelu.A.S.

8.Thangavelu.M

9.Chandran.N

10.Natarajan.C

11.Adhikesavan.T

12.Loganathan.E

13.Munirajalu.J

14.Yoganandam.M

15.Subramanian.S

16.Varadarajan.K

17.Selvaraj.L,

18.Bhoopal.G

19.Chakarapani.K

20.Janakiraman.S.

21.Kothandan.V.

22.Balakrishnan.E

23.Karunanithi.G

24.Rajagopal.K

25.Parthiban.R

26.Muthuappan.K

27.Umapathy.P

28.Devaraj T

29.Kanniyappan.P

30.Sathiyakumar.V

31.Sambasivam.T.K.R.

32.Murugesan.K

33.Gnanasambandam.V.

34.Bhupathi.A

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35.Sundaresan.M

36.Mani.A

37.Mani.N, S/o.Natesa Mudaliar

38.Mani.N, S/o.Narayanan

39.Shanmugam.T

40.Mahalingam.S.A.

41.Balakrishnan.D

42.Tamilarasan.T

43.Vijayarangam.M

44.Mani.A

...Petitioners in W.P.No.13581 of 2019

Vs.

1. Union of India

Rep.by Secretary to Government of India

Ministry of Labour and Employment,

Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg

New Delhi-110 001

2. Central Provident Fund Commisssioner,

Employees Provident Fund Organisation,

Ministry of Labour & Employment,

14, Bhikaji Cama Place

New Delhi-110 066

3. Addl.Central Provident Fund Commissioner, HQ(Pension)

Employees Provident Fund Organisation,

Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan+

14, Bhikaji Cama Place,

New Delhi-110 066

4. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner-I (Pension)

Employees Provident Fund Organization

Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan

14, Bhikaji Cama Place,

New Delhi-110 066

5. Addl.Central Provident Fund Commissioner

Employees Provident Fund Organization

37, Royapettah High Road,

Chennai-600 014

6. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner

Employees Provident Fund Organization

37, Royapettah High Road,

Chennai-600 014

... Respondents 1 to 6 in both WPs

7. The Managing Director,

The Vellore District Central Cooperative Bank Ltd.

3, Anna Salai,

Vellore 632001

..7th Respondent in WP No.13581 of 2019

8. The Chairman,

Board of Trustees of the Vellore District Central Cooperative

Bank Employees Provident Fund Trust

3, Anna Salai, Vellore 632001

..8th Respondent in WP No.13581 of 2019

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9. Food Corporation of India(FCI)

Rep.by Chairman & MD,

16-20, Barakhamba Lane,

New Delhi-110 001

...R7 in WP No.13564 of 2019

10.The Executive Director (South)

Food Corporation of India,

No.3, Haddows Road,

Chennai-600 006

...R8 in WP No.13564 of 2019

11.FCI Provident Fund Trust,

Rep. by its Secretary,

Food Corporation of India(FCI),

16-20, Barakhamba Lane

New Delhi—110 001

...R9 in WP No.13564 of 2019

COMMON PRAYER:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the

Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified

Mandamus calling for the records pertaining to the impugned

letter issued by the 4^th respondent in No:Pension/I/12/33/EPS

Amendent/96 Vol-II, dated 31.05.2017 and quash the same and

consequently, direct the respondents 1 to 6 to grant pension on

higher wages under EPS, 1995.

For Petitioner

:

Mr.A.Jenasenan

For Respondents

:

Mr.T.R.Sundaram

Standing Counsel for R2 to R6

COMMON ORDER

The sole issue for consideration in these writ petitions

is whether the petitioners are entitled to provident fund on the

basis of the actual salary earned by them or on the basis of the

upper limit of salary fixed by the Provident Fund Commissioner.

2. Mr.T.R.Sundaram, learned Standing Counsel appearing for

the R2 to R6, the contesting respondents, fairly concedes that

this issue is covered by a decision of a learned Single Judge of

this Court passed in WP.No. 14368 of 2018 and bach dated

27.03.2019. He further states that the respondents are yet to

take a d