Authority: High Court at Calcutta (Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side)
Order Date: 03 September 2026
Case Overview
- Parties: petitioner Abdul Khalek Mondal vs. Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and others (including Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Barrackpore).
- Nature of proceedings: Writ Petition (WPA 22727 of 2026) seeking calculation of the amount to be deposited under the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995 (EPS) to obtain a higher pension.
- Background: EPFO issued a demand letter dated 25 July 2024 stating that, as of 30 September 2024, the petitioner owed Rs.7,93,647 plus interest. The petitioner could not deposit the amount because his provident fund dues were unpaid. He now wishes to deposit the updated amount but is unaware of the current figure.
- Petitioner's claim: Request for EPFO and the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner to compute the updated amount required for deposit up to 30 September 2026, enabling the petitioner to secure a higher pension under EPS.
Final Outcome
- The Court directs EPFO to calculate the amount required for the petitioner to deposit for a higher EPS pension.
- The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Barrackpore, is specifically directed to make the updated calculation of the amount due up to the end of September 2026 and to communicate this calculation to the petitioner by 20 October 2026.
- The petitioner must deposit the calculated amount within ten days of receiving the updated figure.
- Upon receipt of the deposited amount, the authority shall commence disbursement of the higher pension from November 2026.
- The writ petition is disposed of with no order as to costs.
- An urgent photostat certified copy of the order may be obtained by the parties upon usual undertakings.
Topics: Pension, EPFO, Court Order