Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 06-08-2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: Retired Officers Welfare Society & others; Respondents: Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) & others.
  • The writ petitions (Civil) No.5/2026 and related intervention application IA No.153726/2026, along with admission petitions No.355/2026, 619/2026, 742/2026, 736/2026, were listed for hearing on 06‑08‑2026 before a two‑judge bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta.
  • Counsel for petitioners and respondents appeared; the court noted that the Union of India (UOI) and EPFO are preparing to assail a Madras High Court judgment delivered the previous week concerning the same issue.

Final Outcome

  • The court directed that the present petitions and any additional petitions to be filed by the UOI and EPFO be listed, subject to curing any office objections, on 08‑09‑2026.
  • Petitioners’ counsel was instructed to take fresh steps to serve the unserved respondents within one week from the hearing date.
  • Both parties were directed to complete their pleadings in the interim.

Topics: Legal Procedure, EPFO, Union of India