WP(C) NO. 10696 OF 2025 1 2025:KER:31420 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN THURSDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 20TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 10696 OF 2025 PETITIONER: VAYATHU SREEDHARAN SAJI AGED 59 YEARS S/O. N. SREEDHARAN, VAYATHU HOUSE, BETHANY JUNCTION, VENGOLA P.O., PERUMBAVOOR, PIN - 683556 BY ADVS. R.SANJITH C.S.SINDHU KRISHNAH NAMITHA SUSAN MARCOSE RESPONDENTS: 1 UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT, DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT, NEWDELHI. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, PIN - 110001 2 THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF PROVIDENT COMMISSIONER, BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAVAN, 14,BHIKAJI CAMA PALACE, NEW DELHI, PIN - 110066 3 REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION KALOOR, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682017 4 KERALA STATE COOPERATIVE HOUSING FEDERATION LIMITED HEAD OFFICE BUILDING, KALOOR, KOCHI REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, PIN - 682017 WP(C) NO. 10696 OF 2025 2 2025:KER:31420 BY ADV SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 10696 OF 2025 3 2025:KER:31420 JUDGMENT It is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel for the Provident Fund Organisation that, pursuant to the joint option exercised by the petitioner, a demand notice has been issued to the petitioner, and the petitioner has made the remittance thereto. It is further submitted that the pension based on the remittance made by the petitioner would be disbursed to him as expeditiously as possible. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the remittance was made about eight months back. 3. In the facts and circumstances, there will be a direction to the 2nd and 3rd respondents to disburse pension to the petitioner pursuant to the joint option exercised and on the basis of the remittance made by him, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of. Sd/-MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN JUDGE lsn WP(C) NO. 10696 OF 2025 4 2025:KER:31420 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 10696/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR BEARING NO PENSION/2022/56259/16541 DATED 20/02/2023 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DATED 15/03/2023 ISSUED TO PETITIONER Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE DEMAND LETTER BEARING NUMBER 180720248099492 DATED 22/07/2024 Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE CHEQUE VIDE BEARING NO.10245501 DATED 06/08/2024 DRAWN ON FEDERAL BANK, VENGOLA BRANCH ERNAKULAM Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 04.11.2022 IN EPFO & ANR. ETC. VS. SUNIL KUMAR B. & ORS., SLP (C) NO. 8658-8659 OF 2019 Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF THE FORM 10D DATED 12/06/2024