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Navaneendran M.R. and Others v Union of India and Others
Case / Petition Number:WP(C) NO. 27180 OF 2020
Case Details & Bench
- Court
- High Court of Kerala
- Hon'ble Judges
- BASANT BALAJI
- Judgment Date
- 2023-11-07
- Court Decision / Holding
- This writ petition is disposed of directing the competent among the respondents to re-consider the claims put forward by the petitioners in the light of the dictum laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in EPF Organisation and Others v. Sunil Kumar B and Others, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.
- Final Disposition
- Disposed of with directions to the competent among the respondents to re-consider the petitioners’ claims in light of the Supreme Court dictum within four months from receipt of a copy of the judgment.
Parties to the Case
Appellants / Petitioners
- NAVANEENDRAN M.R.
- A.P.KHALID
- P.S.MAJEED
- A.K.RAJAN
- K.N.RADHAKRISHNAN
- G.ASOKAN
- BOSE P.V.
- SULAIMAN K.M.
- K.J.SIMON
- MOHAMMED BASHEER K.K.
- P.P.SULAIMAN
- UNNIKRISHNAN K.S.
- N.N.MOHANAN
- M.D.PARAMESWARAN NAIR
- M.V.JOSEPH
- M.C.MUHAMMED
- SIVADASAN A.M.
- K.S.SHAMSU
- VISWANATHAN B.
- T.J.XAVIER
- GOPAKUMAR S.V.
- MURALEEDHARAN V.N.
- K.C.MARIADAS
- P.S.BABU
- SOMANATHAN P.P.
- RASHEED V.A.
- HAMEED K.M.
- K.A.PRAKASAN
- N.V.GEORGE
- SHAJI V.V.
- DIVAKARA PANICKER V.K.
- ISMAIL A.B.
- N.K.BASHEER
- RAVINDRANATHAN NAIR K.
- GOPI S.
- K.S.SHAMSU
- SOMASHEKARAN M.P.
- RAPHAEL P.G.
- SATHEESAN M.K.
- BABU B.
- HAMEED P.M.
- RAJU K.R.
- ABDUL MAJEED P.M.
- ABDUKUNJU K.K.
- RAMACHANDRAN V.
- VIJAYAN A.
- MOHANKUMAR P.
- SASIDHARAN V.P.
- STEPHEN P.A.
- KUMARAN P.V.
- RAGHAVAN V.V.
- ANTAPPAN K.O.
- SURESHKUMAR P.K.
- ANTO C.O.
- JOHNY C.A.
- RAVI K.G.
- THANKACHAN K.P.
- AUGUSTINE C.M.
- DAMODARAN C.
- JOHNY K.K.
- NORBERT M.J.
- MOHAN N.
- LUCKOSE MATTATHIL
- GEORGE K.P.
- JOHNSON T.M.
- PAULY K.L.
- CHANDRAN P.V.
- POULOSE P.M.
- SUKUMARAN T.K.
- PRAHLADHAN M.S.
- MOHAN KUMAR P.
Respondents
- Union of India represented by the Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Department of Employment, New Delhi - 110001
- Employees Provident Fund Organization represented by the Chief Provident Commissioner, Bhavishya Nidhi Bhavan, 14, Bhikaji Cama Palace, New Delhi - 110 066
- Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Organization, Ernakulam, Kerala - 682 017
- Carborundum Universal Limited Parry House, 43, Moore Street, Chennai - 600 001 represented by its President
- Carborundum Universal Limited Electro Minerals Division, P.B.No.1, Kalamassery Development Plot, Kochi - 683 104, India represented by its Vice President
- Carborundum Universal Limited Electro Minerals Division, Nalukettu P.O., Koratti, Thrissur - 650 308, represented by its Unit Head
Legal Representation & Advocates
Counsels for Petitioners
- • R. SANJITH
- • C.S. SINDHU KRISHNAH
Counsels for Respondents
- • SRI. THOMAS MATHEW NELLIMOOTTIL
Case Synopsis & Summary
A writ petition under WP(C) 27180 of 2020 by 71 petitioners, all retirees/employees of Carborundum Universal Limited, challenges non-processing of their jointly submitted option forms and seeks pension benefits under the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 and the Employees Pension Scheme, 1995. The petitioners contend that they and their employer executed joint option forms (P1–P71) but respondents 2 (EPFO) and 3 (Regional PF Commissioner) have not processed them, depriving the petitioners of pension rights calculated in proportion to their last drawn salary, or, alternatively, on the basis of average 12 months’ salary prior to retirement under EPS 1995. They rely on prior judgments, including P. Sasikumar v. Union of India (ILR 2019 Ker. 614) and RC Gupta v. EPFO (2018 SCC 809), as background authority for pension computation, and furthermore invoke the Supreme Court’s dictum in EPF Organisation v. Sunil Kumar B and Others (2022 SCC online SC 1521). The Kerala High Court disposes of the petition by directing respondents 2 and 3 to re-consider the claims in light of that dictum within four months of receiving a copy of the judgment. The order signals alignment of petitioners’ pension claims with the Supreme Court’s guidance under the EPF/EPS framework.
Submissions & Arguments
Contentions of Appellants / Petitioners
The petitioners submitted that they and their employer executed joint option forms and that respondents 2 and 3 have not processed these options or acted on them to compute and grant pensionary benefits. They rely on the Supreme Court’s rulings in EPF Organisation v. Sunil Kumar B and Others and earlier Kerala and IPC decisions to press for mandamus to direct processing of P1–P71 and computation of pension in proportion to the last drawn salary, or according to EPS 1995’s basis of average salary. They seek mandamus to confer pension rights under the EPS 1995 and EPF 1952 scheme as per the dictum cited, with a time-bound direction for the respondents to complete the process.
Contentions of Respondents
The respondents rely on the Supreme Court’s decision in EPF Organisation v. Sunil Kumar B and Others (2022) to contend that the grievance should be resolved in accordance with that ruling. The court’s order directs reconsideration of the petitioners’ claims in light of that dictum within four months, indicating that the matter is to be resolved under the guidance of the Sunil Kumar B decision rather than independently re-adjudicating the issues.
Cited Precedents (3)
| Case Name | Citation | Treatment | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPF Organisation and Another v. Sunil Kumar B and Others | 2022 SCC online SC 1521 | Positive | The Supreme Court decision is cited as controlling the remedy; the Kerala High Court directs actions in line with its dictum. |
| P Sasikumar v. Union of India and Others | ILR 2019 (1) Ker. 614 | Mentioned Only | Cited as background for pension computation but not applied as a ruling in this judgment. |
| R C Gupta and Others v. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Organization & Others | 2018 (14) SCC 809 | Mentioned Only | Cited in the relief provisions as background authority; not treated as binding law in the decision. |
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# _`IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM`_
## _`PRESENT`_
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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE BASANT BALAJI
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TUESDAY, THE 7[TH] DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023 / 16TH KARTHIKA, 1945
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WP(C) NO. 27180 OF 2020
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## _`PETITIONERS:`_
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1NAVANEENDRAN M.R.
AGED 66 YEARS
S/O.RAMAN (LATE), P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00071970, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, MADHUKAPILLY HOUSE, KOONAMTHAI,
EDAPPALLY P.O., ERNAKULAM - 682 024.
2A.P.KHALID
AGED 67 YEARS
S/O.PAREED, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/62972, CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL
LIMITED, ALINAPARAMBU (CHERIAPARAMBIL), VATTEKUNNAM,
EDAPALLY, ERNAKULAM - 682 024.
3P.S.MAJEED
AGED 65 YEARS
S/O.SULAIMAN, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00082229, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, PARAPURATH HOUSE, VATTEKUNNAM,
EDAPALLY NORTH P.O., ERNAKULAM - 682 024.
4A.K.RAJAN
AGED 63 YEARS
S/O.KRISHNANKUTTY, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00082624, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KOLLAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, SOUHRIDA NAGAR,
MUPPATHADAM P.O., ERNAKULAM - 683 110.
5K.N.RADHAKRISHNAN
AGED 62 YEARS
S/O.K.V.NARAYANAN NAIR, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00093550,
CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, PRIYA NIVAS,
KARIPPAISUNDARAGIRI ROAD, KALAMASSERY, MYTHRI NAGAR,
RAJAGIRI, ERNAKULAM - 683 104.
6G.ASOKAN
AGED 60 YEARS
S/O.T.M.GOPALAN NAIR, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00104332,
CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, PERMANENTLY RESIDING AT
KRIPA, K.P.KURIAN ROAD, THENGODE P.O., KAKKNAD, ERNAKULAM
- 682 030, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT GANANTHAM, 14/18A,
ALAMABAYILMOOLA ROAD, VADACODE P.O., KANGARAPADY,
ERNAKULAM - 682 021.
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7BOSE P.V.
AGED 69 YEARS
S/O.VAMAKESHAN, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00060946, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, PAZHAMANAPARAMBIL (H), ELOOR NORTH,
UDYOGAMANDAL P.O., ERNAKULAM - 683 501.
8SULAIMAN K.M.
AGED 62 YEARS
S/O.K.K.MUHAMMED, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00093582, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KALLEPPADAM HOUSE, ELOOR NORTH,
UDYOGAMANDAL P.O., ERNAKULAM - 683 501.
9K.J.SIMON
AGED 62 YEARS
S/O.K.C.JOSEPH, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00102954, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KUTTISSERY HOUSE, JESUS ROAD,
VADUTHALA P.O., ERNAKULAM - 682 023.
10MOHAMMED BASHEER K.K.
AGED 62 YEARS
S/O.MUHAMMED K.K., P.P.O.NO.KR/KKD/00065257, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KOOLIYODEN KAVATTATH HOUSE,
MULLAMPARA, VAKETHODY, MANJERI P.O., MALAPPURAM - 676
121.
11P.P.SULAIMAN
AGED 60 YEARS
S/O.PAREED, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00104333 CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, PADINJAKKARA HOUSE, CHANGAMPUZHA NAGAR
P.O., SOUTH KALAMASSERY - 682 033.
12UNNIKRISHNAN K.S.
AGED 62 YEARS
S/O.SIVASANKARAN NAIR (LATE), P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00095406,
CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, MADATHIL, ABHIBHAVAN,
50/1432B, EDAPALLY NORTH P.O., JYOTHI NAGAR, KOCHI - 682
024.
13N.N.MOHANAN
AGED 60 YEARS
S/O.NARAYANAN NAIR (LATE), P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00104331,
CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, NEDIYEDATH HOUSE, AIMS
ROAD, PONEKKARA, ERNAKULAM - 682 041.
14M.D.PARAMESWARAN NAIR
AGED 61 YEARS
S/O.K.P.DIVAKARAN NAIR, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00102088,
CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, METHAYIL HOUSE,
VATTEKUNNAM, MUTTARAKADAVU ROAD, EDAPALLY NORTH P.O.,
ERNAKULAM - 682 024.
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|_`15`_|_`M.V.JOSEPH`_|
|---|---|
||_`AGED 67 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.M.V.VARGHESE, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00071972, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, MATHIRAPPILLY HOUSE, VVK VALATH ROAD,`_|
||_`CHITTOOR (S) P.O., ERNAKULAM - 682 027.`_|
|_`16`_|_`M.C.MUHAMMED`_|
||_`AGED 67 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.SULAIMAN, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00072080, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, MAROTTICKAL HOUSE, KODUNGALLOOR (W)`_|
||_`P.O., ALANGAD, ERNAKULAM - 683 110.`_|
|_`17`_|_`SIVADASAN A.M.`_|
||_`AGED 65 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.A.K.MADHAVAN, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00072625, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, ATHIRA BHAVAN, CO-OPERATIVE LANE,`_|
||_`K.D.PLOT P.O., CARBORUNDUM ROAD, SOUTH KALAMSSERY - 683`_|
||_`104.`_|
|_`18`_|_`K.S.SIVANKUTTY NAIR`_|
||_`AGED 63 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.SANKAR PANICKER, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00093637,`_|
||_`CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, MADHAVAMANGALAM,`_|
||_`ELAMAKKARA P.O., KOCHI - 26.`_|
|_`19`_|_`VISWANATHAN B.`_|
||_`AGED 60 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.BHASKARAN NAIR, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00102870, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, MALLISSERY PARAMBIL HOUSE,`_|
||_`KAINADIKKARA, MUPPATHADOM P.O., ALUVA, ERNAKULAM - 683`_|
||_`110.`_|
|_`20`_|_`T.J.XAVIER`_|
||_`AGED 62 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.JOHN, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00093580, CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL`_|
||_`LIMITED, THUNDIPARAMBIL, T.O.G.COLONY, E M S ROAD,`_|
||_`KALAMASSERY, ERNAKULAM - 683 104.`_|
|_`21`_|_`GOPAKUMAR S.V.`_|
||_`AGED 61 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.VISWANATHAN NAIR, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00102093,`_|
||_`CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KONATTU NANDANAM, AMBEDKAR`_|
||_`ROAD, EDAPALLY NORTH P.O., KOCHI - 682 024.`_|
|_`22`_|_`MURALEEDHARAN V.N.`_|
||_`AGED 63 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.NARAYANAN NAIR, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00093545, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, VETTIKALIL HOUSE, PULLUVAZHY P.O.,`_|
||_`PERUMBAVOOR - 683 541.`_|
|_`23`_|_`K.C.MARIADAS`_|
||_`AGED 62 YEARS`_|
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||_`S/O.K.M.CHEEKU, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00095405, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KANICHUKUNNATH HOUSE, KRISHNANKOTTA`_|
||_`P.O., THRISSUR - 680 733.`_|
|_`24`_|_`P.S.BABU`_|
||_`AGED 63 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.P.L.SHOURI , P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00091698, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, PULICKAL HOUSE, KUTTIKATTUKARA P.O.,`_|
||_`UDYOGAMANDAL, ERNAKULAM - 683 501.`_|
|_`25`_|_`SOMANATHAN P.P.`_|
||_`AGED 63 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.PANKAJAKSHA PANICKER, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00088716,`_|
||_`CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, AMAL NIVAS, CHITTETH,`_|
||_`CHANGAMPUZHA NAGAR, ERNAKULAM - 682 033.`_|
|_`26`_|_`RASHEED V.A.`_|
||_`AGED 66 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.IBRAHIM, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00073391, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KATTIPARAMBIL HOUSE, VATTEKNNAM,`_|
||_`EDAPALLY (N) P.O., KOCHI - 24.`_|
|_`27`_|_`HAMEED K.M.`_|
||_`AGED 67 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.MARAKKAR K., P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00071971, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KUDILIL HOUSE, CHENAKALA ROAD,`_|
||_`KALAMASSERY, HMT COLONY P.O., ERNAKULAM - 683 503.`_|
|_`28`_|_`K.A.PRAKASAN`_|
||_`AGED 64 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.K.T.AUGUSTINE, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00085122, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KURUPASSERIL HOUSE, OLD FERRY ROAD,`_|
||_`KUMBALANGI NORTH, ERNAKULAM - 682 007.`_|
|_`29`_|_`N.V.GEORGE`_|
||_`AGED 65 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.VAKKACHAN, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00082249, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, NEDUTHARA HOUSE, VATTEKUNNAM, EDAPALLY`_|
||_`NORTH P.O., ERNAKULAM - 682 024.`_|
|_`30`_|_`SHAJI V.V.`_|
||_`AGED 60 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.V.S.VASU, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00105846, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, VATTAPALLY HOUSE, VATTEKUNNAM,`_|
||_`EDAPALLY NORTH P.O., ERNAKULAM - 682024.`_|
|_`31`_|_`DIVAKARA PANICKER V.K.`_|
||_`AGED 68 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.KARUNAKARA PILLA, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00066670,`_|
||_`CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, VADAKKUMANA VEEDU,`_|
||_`KARUMALLOOR P.O., MANICKAPADY, PARAVOOR - 683 511.`_|
|_`32`_|_`ISMAIL A.B.`_|
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AGED 64 YEARS
S/O.BAVAKUNJU, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00085182, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, ASARIPARAMBIL HOUSE, MAVINCHUVADU,
MANNAM P.O., NORTH PARAVOOR, MANJALI, ERNAKULAM - 683
520.
33N.K.BASHEER
AGED 66 YEARS
S/O.KOYAKUTTY (LATE), P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/0076620,
CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, EDAKKULATH HOUSE,
VATTEKUNNAM, MUTTARAKADAVU ROAD, EDAPALLY NORTH P.O.,
KOCHI - 682 024.
34RAVINDRANATHAN NAIR K.
AGED 65 YEARS
S/O.CHANDRASEKARAN NAIR, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00082618,
CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KAPLINGHAT HOUSE,
VILLADAM, RAMAVARMAPURAM P.O., THRISSUR - 680631.
35GOPI S.
AGED 69 YEARS
S/O.SHEKARAN VAIDYAN, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/62405, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, MANIMANDIRAM (H), PADUTHOLYPARAMBIL,
VATTEKUNNAM, EDAPALLY NORTH P.O., ERNAKULAM - 682 024.
36K.S.SHAMSU
AGED 61 YEARS
S/O.AHMEDUNNI, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00095481, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KATTIPARAMBIL HOUSE, AFLAMANZIL,
VATTEKUNNAM, EDAPALLY NORTH P.O., ERNAKULAM - 682 024.
37SOMASHEKARAN M.P.
AGED 63 YEARS
S/O.PARAMESWARAN, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00091699, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, MELTHARA HOUSE, EDAPALLY P.O.,
PADIVATTAM, EDAPALLY - 682024.
38RAPHAEL P.G.
AGED 61 YEARS
S/O.GEORGE P.R., P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00102867, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, POLAKKAT HOUSE, EDAPALLY NORTH, AIMS
P.O., PONEKKARA, ERNAKULAM - 682 041.
39SATHEESAN M.K.
AGED 59 YEARS
S/O.KUNJURAMAN, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00113550, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, SURYAPRABHA (H), SUNDARAGIRI,
KALAMASSERY NORTH, ERNAKULAM - 683 104.
40BABU B.
AGED 59 YEARS
S/O.BABY, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00113810, CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL
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_`WP(C) NO. 27180 OF 2020`_ 6 _`LIMITED, RENJITH BHAVAN, CUSAT ROAD, CUSAT P.O., SOUTH KALAMASSERY, THRIKKAKARA NORTH, ERNAKULAM - 682 022. 41 HAMEED P.M. AGED 59 YEARS S/O.MUHAMMED, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00115590, CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, PADINJARE MANOPPILLY, MANOPPILLY NAGAR, CUSAT P.O., KALAMASSERY - 682 022. 42 RAJU K.R. AGED 59 YEARS S/O.K.K.RAMACHANDRAN, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00005083, CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KAITHARAVALAPPIL (H), MANJUMMEL P.O., UDYOGMANDAL, ERNAKULAM - 683 501. 43 ABDUL MAJEED P.M. AGED 63 YEARS S/O.BEERAN, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00091700, CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, PARAPPURATH, VATTEKUNNAM, EDAPALLY NORTH, ERNAKULAM - 682 024. 44 ABDUKUNJU K.K. AGED 64 YEARS S/O.KHAYI, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/600085201, CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, PEREPARAMBIL (H), VATTEKKUNNAM, EDAPPALLY (N) - 682 024. 45 RAMACHANDRAN V. AGED 63 YEARS S/O.VELAPPAN NAIR, P.P.O.NO.KR/TVM/0084587, CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, PALAZHI(H), NAGARKAVU LANE, VEVILA NAGAR, OOKKODU P.O., TRIVANDRUM - 695 020. 46 VIJAYAN A. AGED 67 YEARS S/O.AYYAPPAN A.S., P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00068115, CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, AYYAKKARA HOUSE, SOUTH MARADY, MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM, - 686 673. 47 MOHANKUMAR P. AGED 63 YEARS S/O,PANKAJAKSHA PILLAI, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00093551, CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, PURAPPILLIL HOUSE, KARUMALLOOR P.O., THATTAMPADY, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM - 683 511. 48 SASIDHARAN V.P. AGED 64 YEARS S/O.PADMANABHAN NAIR, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00086125, CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, VAKAPARAMBIL HOUSE, GEETHA NIVAS, KULIAYADAM, CHERUVALOOR P.O., KORATTY, THRISSUR - 680 308.`_
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|_`49`_|_`STEPHEN P.A.`_|
|---|---|
||_`AGED 61 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.ANTHONY P.M., P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/101022, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, PERAPPADEN HOUSE, NALUKETTU P.O.,`_|
||_`KORATTY P.O., THRISUR - 680 308.`_|
|_`50`_|_`KUMARAN P.V.`_|
||_`AGED 64 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.VELAYUDHAN, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00089873, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, PONTHUPARAMBIL HOUSE, NALUKETTU P.O.,`_|
||_`KORATTY, THRISSUR - 680 308.`_|
|_`51`_|_`RAGHAVAN V.V.`_|
||_`AGED 63 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.VELAYUDHAN, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/0089861, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, VATTOLY HOUSE, ELANCHERY, NALUKETTU`_|
||_`P.O., THRISSUR - 680 308.`_|
|_`52`_|_`ANTAPPAN K.O.`_|
||_`AGED 61 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.OUSEPH, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00102082, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KALLARAKAL HOUSE, ELAVOOR P.O.,`_|
||_`ANGAMALY, ERNAKULAM - 683 572.`_|
|_`53`_|_`SURESHKUMAR P.K.`_|
||_`AGED 60 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.VELAYUDHAN, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/109162, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, CHAITHRAM HOUSE, KADUKUTTY P.O.,`_|
||_`CHALAKUDY, THRISSUR - 680 309.`_|
|_`54`_|_`ANTO C.O.`_|
||_`AGED 63 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.OUSEPH, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/97971, CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL`_|
||_`LIMITED, CHOORAKAL HOUSE, NALUKETTU P.O., KORATTY,`_|
||_`THRISSUR - 680 308.`_|
|_`55`_|_`JOHNY C.A.`_|
||_`AGED 62 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.ANTHONY, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/199805, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, CHOORAKAL HOUSE, VALUNGAMURY,`_|
||_`NALUKETTU P.O., THRISSUR - 680 308.`_|
|_`56`_|_`RAVI K.G.`_|
||_`AGED 62 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.GOVINDHAN, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/104508, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KOTTALAPARAMBIL HOUSE, ELANCHERY,`_|
||_`NALUKETTU P.O., KORATTY, THRISSUR - 680 308.`_|
|_`57`_|_`THANKACHAN K.P.`_|
||_`AGED 62 YEARS`_|
||_`S/O.PAULOSE K.P., P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/96499, CARBORUNDUM`_|
||_`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KANNANPUZHA HOUSE, NALUKETTU P.O.,`_|
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THRISSUR - 680 308.
58AUGUSTINE C.M.
AGED 61 YEARS
S/O.MATHAI, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00101023, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, CHOORAKAL HOUSE, NALUKETTU P.O.,
KORATTY, THRISSUR - 680 308.
59DAMODARAN C.
AGED 60 YEARS
S/O.CHAMY, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00108700, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KONATH HOUSE, KONOOR P.O., THRISSUR-
680 308.
60JOHNY K.K.
AGED 61 YEARS
S/O.KUNJUVAREED, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/113024, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KUTTIKKAT HOUSE, CHERUVALOOR, KORATTY
P.O., THRISSUR - 680 308.
61NORBERT M.J.
AGED 61 YEARS
S/O.JOSEPH, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00101017, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, METHASSERY HOUSE, KORATTY, KONOOR,
NALUKETTU P.O., THRISSUR - 680 308.
62MOHAN N.
AGED 66 YEARS
S/O.NARAYANAN K., P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/72751, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, PADIYATH HOUSE, KORATTY SOUTH P.O.,
THRISSUR - 680 308.
63LUCKOSE MATTATHIL
AGED 60 YEARS
S/O.CHACKO MATTATHIL, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/42843, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, MATTATHIL HOUSE, KIDANGOOR P.O.,
PIRAYAR, KOTTAYAM - 686 572.
64GEORGE K.P.
AGED 62 YEARS
S/O.POULOSE, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00099977, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KACHAPPILLY HOUSE, PIRAVOOR P.O.,
ERNAKULAM - 683 574.
65JOHNSON T.M.
AGED 60 YEARS
S/O.MATHEW T.V., P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/0099804, CARBORUNDUM
UNIVERSAL LIMITED, THAIPARAMBIL HOUSE, NORTH KIDANGOOR,
ANGAMALY, NEAR WATER TANK, ERNAKULAM - 683 572.
66PAULY K.L.
AGED 59 YEARS
S/O.LONAPPAN K.C., P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/114644, CARBORUNDUM
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_`WP(C) NO. 27180 OF 2020`_ 9 _`UNIVERSAL LIMITED, KURISSERY HOUSE, K.KUNNU P.O., MELOOR, THRISSUR - 680 311. 67 CHANDRAN P.V. AGED 59 YEARS S/O.VELAYUDHAN, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00114618, CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, PONNATHUPARAMBIL HOUSE, NALUKETTU P.O., THRISSUR - 680 308. 68 POULOSE P.M. AGED 61 YEARS S/O.MATHEW, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00100848, CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, PATHAPILLY HOUSE, CHETTARICKAL, KORATTY P.O., THRISSUR - 680 308. 69 SUKUMARAN T.K. AGED 62 YEARS S/O.KUTAPPAN, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/97875, CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, THOTTATHIL HOUSE, NALUKETTU P.O., KORATTY, THRISSUR - 680 308. 70 PRAHLADHAN M.S. AGED 60 YEARS S/O.SREEDHARAN, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00113049, CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, MAVINKOOTTATHIL HOUSE, CHUTTUPADUKARA, EDAPPALLY P.O., KOCHI- 24. 71 MOHANAN V.P. AGED 59 YEARS S/O.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, P.P.O.NO.KR/KCH/00114619, CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED, NILAYIDATH HOUSE, WEST KADUNGALOOR P.O., ERNAKULAM - 683 110. BY ADVS. R.SANJITH SMT.C.S.SINDHU KRISHNAH`_
## _`RESPONDENTS:`_
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1UNION OF INDIA
REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND
EMPLOYMENT, DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, NEW DELHI - 110
001.
2THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION
REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF PROVIDENT COMMISSIONER,
BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAVAN, 14, BHIKAJI CAMA PALACE, NEW
DELHI - 110 066.
3REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER
THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION, KALOOR,
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- _`ERNAKULAM, KERALA - 682 017.`_
- _`4 CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED PARRY HOUSE, 43, MOORE STREET, CHENNAI - 600 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT.`_
- _`5 CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED ELECTRO MINERALS DIVISION, P.B.NO.1, KALAMASSERY DEVELOPMENT PLOT PO, KOCHI - 683 104, INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE PRESIDENT.`_
- _`6 CARBORUNDUM UNIVERSAL LIMITED ELECTRO MINERALS DIVISION, NALUKETTU P.O., KORATTY, THRISSUR - 650 308, REPRESENTED BY ITS UNIT HEAD. BY ADV SRI.THOMAS MATHEW NELLIMOOTTIL,SC, P.F.`_
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THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
07.11.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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## **JUDGMENT**
## Dated this the 7[th] day of November, 2023
## This writ petition has been filed seeking the following
## reliefs:-
I) “To issue a writ of mandamus and command respondents 2 and 3 to process Exhibits P1 to P71 joint option forms submitted by the petitioners and compute the monthly pension paid to them in proportions to their respective last drawn actual salary immediately preceding their date of retirement in compliance with the dictum laid down in P. Sasikumar and others vs. Union of India and others; ILR 2019 (1) Ker. 614 and R. C. Gupta and Others Vs. Regional Provident fund Commissioner Employees Provident fund Organization & others 2018 (14) SCC 809, within a time frame to be fixed by this Honourable Court.
II) To issue a writ of mandamus and command respondents 2 and 3 to confer the petitioners with all the pensionary benefits under the Employee’s Pension Scheme, 1995, calculated on the basis of average 12 months’ salary immediately prior to their retirement/exit from membership of the pension fund, as per the provisions of the Scheme, 1995.”
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2. The petitioners are retired from the service of 4[th] respondent from various designations. Petitioners 1 to 47 and 48 to 71 were working with respondents 5 and 6, the manufacturing units of 4[th] respondent. Employees of 4[th] respondent are covered by the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 and the Employees Pension Scheme, 1995.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that, the petitioners have duly executed the joint options along with the employer. But in spite of the earnest efforts of petitioners, respondents 2 and 3 are neither processing the joint option submitted by them nor took any action on the same. Hence, this writ petition is filed.
4. The question raised in the writ petition is now settled by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in **EPF Organisation and Another v. Sunil Kumar B and Others** [2022 SCC online SC 1521] and that the grievance of the petitioners raised in this writ petition will be considered in accordance with the direction
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therein.
In the light of the said submission, this writ petition is disposed of directing the competent among the respondents to re-consider the claims put forward by the petitioners in the light of the dictum laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.
**Sd/-**
**BASANT BALAJI,**
**JUDGE**
SRJ
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## _`APPENDIX OF WP(C) 27180/2020`_
|_`PETITIONER EXHIBITS`_||
|---|---|
|_`EXHIBIT P1`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 1ST`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P2`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 2ND`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P3`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 3RD`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P4`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 4TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P5`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 5TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P6`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 6TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P7`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 7TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P8`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 8TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P9`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 9TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P10`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 10TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P11`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 11TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P12`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 12TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P13`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 13TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P14`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 14TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P15`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 15TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P16`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 16TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P17`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 17TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P18`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 18TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P19`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 19TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
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|_`EXHIBIT P20`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 20TH`_|
|---|---|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P21`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 21ST`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P22`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 22ND`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P23`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 23RD`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P24`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 24TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P25`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 25TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P26`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 26TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P27`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 27TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P28`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 28TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P29`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 29TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P30`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 30TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P31`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 31ST`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P32`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 32ND`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P33`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 33RD`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P34`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 34TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P35`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 35TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P36`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 36TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P37`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 37TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P38`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 38TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P39`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 39TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P40`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 40TH`_|
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PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.
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||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|---|---|
|_`EXHIBIT P41`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 41ST`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P42`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 42ND`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P43`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 43RD`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P44`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 44TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P45`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 45TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P46`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 46TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P47`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 47TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P48`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 48TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P49`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 49TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P50`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 50TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P51`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 51ST`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P52`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 52ND`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P53`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 53RD`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P54`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 54TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P55`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 55TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P56`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 56TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P57`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 57TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P58`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 58TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P59`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 59TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P60`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 60TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
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|_`EXHIBIT P61`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 61ST`_|
|---|---|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P62`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 62ND`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P63`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 63RD`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P64`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 64TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P65`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 65TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P66`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 66TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P67`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 67TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P68`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 68TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P69`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 69TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P70`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 70TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 07/08/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P71`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JOINT OPTION FORM OF THE 71TH`_|
||_`PETITIONER DATED 18/03/2020.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P72`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 25/02/2020 IN`_|
||_`W.P.C.NO.2166/2010.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P73`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 30/07/2020 IN`_|
||_`W.P.C.NO.14475/2019.`_|
|_`EXHIBIT P74`_|_`TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN C.O.C.1657/2020`_|
||_`DATED 06/11/2020.`_|