Madras High Court
Unknown vs Union Of India on 21 January, 2025
Author: Krishnan Ramasamy
Bench: Krishnan Ramasamy
W.P.(MD)No.23333 of 2018
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 21.01.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY
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1.R.Jayakumar
2.A.Paramasivan
3.S.Sambasivan
4.R.Lingappan
5.R.Srirama Sankaranarayanan
6.P.Subramanian
7.S.Rajan
8.A.Murugan
9.S.Raveendran
10.D.Arunachalam
11.P.Paul Durai
12.V.Rajaraman
13.P.Subramanian
14.K.Gopalakrishnan
15.S.Paul Ponniah
16.K.Murugesan
17.R.Srinivasan
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18.T.V.Chandrasekaran
19.V.Venkateswaran
20.L.Rengarajan
21.A.Chandra Bose
22.R.Jeyasingh
23.S.Sivaperuman
24.M.Ramamurthy
25.E.Pappu Adaikalam
26.K.Arumuga Nainar
27.K.Subramanian
28.D.Caithan Fernando
29.S.Syed Magdoom
30.A.Chellappa
31.S.Murugan
32.V.Ananthanarayanan
33.B.Sankaran
34.S.Pazhani Kumar
35.P.Puthiyamuthuswamy
36.C.Kamalakannan
37.N.Sudhakar
38.M.Ponraj
39.L.Srinivasan
40.J.Dhanraj
41.R.Jean Rodrigo
42.K.Subbukutty
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43.S.Chockalingam
44.K.Karuppiah
45.N.Alwan
46.A.C.Ramanan
47.P.Paneerselvan
48.R.Dharmalingam
49.V.Balasubramanian
50.S.Muthukrishnan
51.P.somasundaram
52.B.Renganathan
53.S.Mohandoss
54.C.Jebamanohar
55.K.Kandasamy
56.S.Nagendra Pillai
57.P.Muthiah
58.R.Manthiramoorthy
59.V.Sankaranarayanan
60.V.Livingston ...Petitioners
vs.
1.Union of India,
Represented by the Secretary,
Ministry of Labour and Employment,
Department of Employment,
New Delhi - 110 001.
2.The Employees Provident Fund Organisation,
Represented by the Chief Provident Commissioner,
Bhavishya Nidhi Bhavan,
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14, Bhikaji Cama Palace,
New Delhi - 110 066.
3.Regional Provident Fund Commissioner,
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation,
Bavishya Nidhi Bhawan, NGO, B Colony,
Perumalpuram P.O.,
Tirunelveli - 627 007.
4.DCW Limited,
Dharangadara Chemical Works Ltd.,
Sahpuram, Tiruchendur Taluk,
Tuticorin - 628 229.
Represented by its Executive Vice President.
5.Dhrangadhra Chemical Works Employees
Provident Fund,
DCW Limited, Sahupuram,
Tiruchendur Taluk,
Tuticorin - 628 229,
Represented by its Authorized Signatory.
...Respondents
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India
praying to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 2 and 3 or
other appropriate authorities under the Employees Provident Fund and
Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 and the Employees Pension Scheme,
1995 to revise and enhance the monthly pension paid to the petitioners
by permitting them to remit back 8.33% share of the employer's
contribution proportionate to the actual salary of the petitioners in excess
of Rs.6,500/- to the Employee's Pension Scheme account from the date of
commencement of the Scheme, 1995 or from the date the salary of the
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petitioners exceeded Rs.6,500/- and disburse the recomputed pension
with arrears calculated on the basic of average of 12 months salary
exceeding the supposed ceiling limit immediately preceding the date of
retirement / exit from the membership of the pension fund as granted
vide Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in S.L.P.No.33032-33033
of 2015 and circular dated Pension - I/12/33/EPSAmendment/96/Vol.II
dated 23.03.2017, within a time frame to be stipulated by this Court.
For Petitioners : Mr.R.Sanjith
For Respondents : Mr.K.Muralidharan for R1 and R2
Mr.Hema Karthikeyan for R4 and R5
Mr.N.Sathish Kumar for R3
ORDER
When the matter was taken up for hearing on 03.01.2025, there
was no representation for the petitioners. Hence, this matter was directed
to be listed today i.e., on 21.01.2025 under the caption 'for dismissal'.
Accordingly, the matter is listed today.
2. Today also, when the matter is taken up for hearing, there is no
representation for the petitioners, which shows that the petitioners have
no interest to prosecute the petition. In view of the same, this Writ
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Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No costs. Consequently,
connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.
21.01.2025
NCC:Yes/No
Index:Yes/No
Speaking/Non-speaking order
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KRISHNAN RAMASAMY, J.
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