Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack
Order Date: 28.10.2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Kumar Ranjan Das & Others (Petitioners) represented by Mr. A. Mishra, Adv.
- Opposite Parties: Employees Provident Fund Organization, New Delhi & Others (Opposite Parties), with Dr. P.P. Behera, ASC as court officer.
- The petition sought admission of the writ, issuance of notice to the opposite parties, and directions for higher pension and immediate release of arrear benefits.
- Petitioners requested that the writ be confined to Petitioner No.2 and that separate writ petitions be allowed for the remaining petitioners.
- The Court, presided over by Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy, allowed the confinement request and permitted filing of separate petitions.
Directions Issued
1. Petitioner No.2 is granted liberty to make a fresh representation before Opp Party No.3 (EPFO) within three (3) weeks, enclosing all relevant documents and citations supporting his claim.
2. Upon receipt of such representation, Opp Party No.3 must take a lawful decision within three (3) months and communicate the order to the petitioner.
3. The petitioner must provide a copy of the Supreme Court order in The Employees Provident Fund Organisation & Another etc. Vs. Sunil Kumar B. & Others, Etc., reported in 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 912, along with any relevant citations, for EPFO's compliance.
4. With the above observations and directions, the writ petition is disposed of.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is dismissed after granting procedural liberty to petitioner No.2 for fresh representation and directing EPFO to decide within a stipulated timeframe; the petitioner must also furnish the referenced Supreme Court order for compliance.
Topics: Pension Benefits, Legal Proceedings