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2026 DAILYLAW 27804 (CAL)

SUDIP BAGCHI v. EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION AND ORS.

WPA/6902/2026 · 2026-07-10

Reetobroto Kumar Mitra

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30 10.07. 2026 Ct. No. 18 Ab WPA 6902 of 2026 Sudip Bagchi Vs. Employee’s Provident Fund Organization and others. --------------- Mr. Manas Kumar Ghosh, Ms. Susmita Dey (Basu), Mr. Kaustav Ghosh, Mr. Antarik Dawn. … for the petitioner. Mr. Rajib Ray, … for the respondent nos. 1 to 3. Mr. Subit Majumdar. … for the Union of India. 1. The petitioner claims pension in accordance with the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 (EPS). The amount of money that was required to be deposited by the petitioner was communicated to him by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization vide demand letter dated July 24, 2024. Till September 30, 2024, the amount due to be deposited by the petitioner along with the interest was calculated as Rs. 25,73,441/-. The petitioner alleges that as he was it paid his provident fund dues, he was not in a position to refund the amount as calculated. 2. In compliance of an order passed by the Hon’ble Court in a separate writ petition filed by the petitioner, 80% of his provident fund dues were disbursed in October, 2025. The petitioner presently intends to deposit the due amount along with 2 interest for obtaining higher pension under the Employees’ Pension Scheme. The petitioner submits that he is not aware of the updated amount required to be deposited by him. 3. As the petitioner intends to deposit the amount, accordingly, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization is directed to make the necessary calculation of the amount required to be deposited by him so that the petitioner can receive higher pension under EPS. 4. The instant writ petition is disposed of by directing the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Barrackpore Employees’ Provident Fund Organization, the second respondent herein, to make the necessary updated calculation of the amount due till end of August, 2026 which is required to be deposited by the petitioner so that he may receive higher pension under EPS. 5. Such calculation shall be intimated to the petitioner at the earliest but positively by July 31, 2026. The petitioner may deposit the due amount within two weeks from receipt of the updated calculation. 6. On deposit of the amount of such calculation, the authority shall take steps for disbursing higher pension to the petitioner in accordance with EPS from the month of August, 2026. 7. All parties are to act on the server copy of this order 3 duly downloaded from the official website of this Court. 8. Certified copy of this order, if applied for, shall be made available to the parties. (Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.)