Messages that the suspension order never mentioned could not be used to defend it, the Central Administrative Tribunal has ruled, setting aside the suspension of an EPFO officer and his shift to Chennai. Chandigarh: Reasons that appear nowhere in an order cannot be added later to save it. On that footing, the Chandigarh Bench of […]
Doubting an earlier ruling that damages under Section 14B of the EPF Act are automatic, the Supreme Court has referred to a larger Bench the question whether the authorised officer retains a discretion not to levy a penalty at all. It directed resolution applicants to pay the provident-fund dues with statutory interest in four quarterly instalments in the meantime.
The Employees Pension Scheme Coordination Committee has urged Chief Justice Bhushan Gavai to intervene after the Supreme Court dismissed a petition impacting pension benefits for retirees before September 1, 2014. They claim this ruling unjustly denies rights to elderly pensioners, expressing disappointment and frustration, and seeking restoration of their rightful benefits.
