Authority: Calcutta High Court (Division Bench of Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra)
Order Date: 31 August 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Bapi Roy
- Respondents: Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and others, including the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Barrackpore
- Nature of proceeding: Writ petition seeking calculation of the amount required to be deposited under the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995, to obtain a higher pension.
- Background: EPFO issued a demand letter on 10 September 2024 stating that the amount due from the petitioner, together with interest, was Rs 6,15,989 as of 30 November 2024. The petitioner could not make the payment because his provident fund dues were not paid to him.
- Petitioner's request: To obtain an updated calculation of the amount required to be deposited up to the end of September 2026, so that he may secure a higher pension under EPS.
Court Directions
1. EPFO is directed to make the necessary updated calculation of the amount due till the end of September 2026.
2. The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Barrackpore, is also directed to ensure the updated calculation is prepared.
3. The updated calculation must be communicated to the petitioner no later than 15 November 2026.
4. The petitioner may deposit the calculated amount within ten days of receiving the calculation.
5. Upon receipt of the deposited amount, the authority shall disburse the higher pension to the petitioner from December 2026 onward, in accordance with EPS.
6. The writ petition is disposed of with no order as to costs.
7. An urgent photostat certified copy of the order may be issued to the parties upon usual undertakings.
Final Outcome
- EPFO and the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner must compute and convey the revised deposit amount by 15 Nov 2026; the petitioner will then deposit within ten days, and higher pension will commence from Dec 2026. The petition is dismissed with no costs.
Topics: Pension, Employees' Provident Fund, Court Order