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This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been preferred by the petitioner seeking following relief(s):
“It is, therefore most humbly prayed this petition may kindly be allowed with costs by issuance of a Writ, Order or Direction Commanding the respondent to extend the benefit of pensionary scheme as was available under the Rules of the year 2003 and further the respondents be restrained not to recover the amount of C.P.F. and further the amount G.P.F. may be deducted from the salary of the petitioner, further the respondent may kindly be directed to issue the requisite order of confirmation of the petitioner on the post of Insurance Medical Officer in terms of the appointment order Annexure P/1 dated 2.1.2004 and further any other relief in favour of the petitioner and against the respondents which this Hon'ble court may deem fit.”
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that respondents have advertised for filling up the post of Insurance Medical Officer in the Employees State Insurance Services, State of Madhya Pradesh and petitioner applied for the same and after participating in the selection process and after participating in interview on 08.07.2003, the petitioner has been selected and appointed on the post of Insurance Medical Officer vide order dated 02.01.2004 and submitted that at the time of issuance of appointment order, petitioner was selected for P.G. Course of Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynecology (DGO), so respondent No. 1 issued another order dated 17.02.2004 allowing the petitioner and other appointees were also allowed to continue their Pre-P.G. Course and they were allowed to make joining on completion of Pre-P.G. Course and petitioner completed her P.G. Course on 01.05.2005 from S.S.M.C.G.M., Hospital, Rewa. Petitioner joined on the post of Insurance Medical Officer at Employees State Insurance Services, Ghamapura, Jabalpur vide order dated 31.05.2005 (Annexure P-4) and as the petitioner was appointed prior to 01.01.2005, GPF amount was deducted from the salary of the petitioner vide order dated 12.07.2005 (Annexure P-5). Thereafter, petitioner requested for her transfer to Gwalior and after the transfer, petitioner joined at Employees State Insurance Hospital, Gwalior in the year 2005 and thereafter respondents have issued order dated 16.07.2008 (Annexure P-6) directing the petitioner to give two passport size photos so that petitioner may be allotted Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) number. Petitioner replied by representation dated 12.09.2009 (Annexure P-7) and stated that the petitioner is entitled to pensionary benefit (GPF Scheme) from 02.01.2004, i.e., when the petitioner was appointed. Subsequently, in the year 2005, CPF Scheme for extending the benefit of pension has been introduced, which is not applicable in the case of the petitioner. Without considering the reply/representation of the petitioner, respondents have made deduction from the salary of the petitioner in the CPF account vide order dated 19.10.2005 (Annexure P-8) and since then amount of CPF is being deducted from the salary of the petitioner.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that CPF Scheme has been introduced vide amendment dated 02.04.2005 and as per that amendment, CPF Scheme has been made applicable from 01.01.2005 and applied upon the persons, who have been appointed on or after 01.01.2005 and submitted that the petitioner has already been appointed vide order dated 02.01.2004. At that time, aforesaid CPF Scheme had not come into force and, therefore, the deduction of salary in CPF account is illegal and as the petitioner has been appointed vide order dated 02.01.2004, she is entitled for deduction of salary in GPF account.
Learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that vide order dated 17.02.2004 (Annexure P-2), joining of the petitioner has been extended and in that order, it is mentioned that the joining has been extended on the basis of terms and conditions mentioned in the appointment order, i.e., 02.01.2004 and by order dated 17.02.2004, only period of joining has been extended and initial appointment order dated 02.01.2004 has not been modified by order dated 17.02.2004.
Per contra, learned counsel for the respondents/State submitted that the petitioner has submitted joining on 31.05.2005 and from 01.01.2005, Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) Scheme was in force, therefore, the petitioner has no right to claim any benefit by relying on the GPF Scheme, which are not applicable in the case of petitioner and submitted that just because, some mistake was committed on the part of respondents in making the deduction of GPF amount from the salary of the petitioner, no right accrues in favour of the petitioner to claim the same and submitted that the petitioner is not entitled to claim benefit under GPF Scheme as employee has been appointed after 01.01.2005 and has been treated in the Contributory Pension Scheme. Hence, the petitioner has no right to claim the GPF.
Heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.
The respondents issued an advertisement for appointment to the post of Insurance Medical Officer in the Employees’ State Insurance Services, State of Madhya Pradesh. Pursuant thereto, the petitioner applied, participated in the selection process and interview held on 08.07.2003, and was duly selected and appointed vide order dated 02.01.2004 (Annexure P-1). Condition No. 2 of appointment order dated 02.01.2004 reads as under:-
"2.ददो वरर्ष ककी पररिववीकक्षा अवधध , ननिययुकक्ति आददेश कदे पपालनि मम पदभपार ग्र हण करनिदे कदे ददनिपानांक सदे मपानिनी जपायदेगनी। "
At the time of issuance of the appointment order, the petitioner had already been selected for the Post Graduate Diploma Course in Obstetrics and Gynecology (DGO). Accordingly, vide order dated 17.02.2004 (Annexure P-2), the respondents permitted the petitioner, along with other similarly situated appointees, to complete the said P.G. course and to join service upon completion thereof. The order dated 17.02.2004 (Annexure P-2) reads as under:-
"मधय प्र ददेश शपासनि श्र म कविभपाग मनांतपालय - आददेश :-भभोपपाल, ददनिपानांक 17/2/04. क्रमपानांक एफ 1(ए)-10/02/16-ब, इस कविभपाग कदे समसनांखयक आददेश दद० 2/01/2004, दपारपा ननिमनिनलखखित निविननिययुक्ति बनीमपा नचिदकतसपा पदपानधिकपारर/ सहपायक सहपायक शलय नचिदकतसक (कद्धितनीय श्रदे णनी ) कदे नचिदकतसककों कभो जभो चियनि कदे पपूविर्व सदे सनिपातकभोत्तर (पभोसस्टग्रदेचययुएस्ट ) अधययनिरत हह, कभो उनिकदे निपाम कदे सममयुखि दशपार्वई गई अविनधि तक ननिययककक्ति आददेश म म उकलल्लिखखिक्ति शक्तिर्तों कदे अधवीनि कक्षायर्षभक्षारि ग्र हण करिनिदे ककी अवधध म मववदधध ककी अनियमनक्ति प्रदपानि ककी जपातनी हह :-
स.क्र . नचिदकतसक कपा निपाम एविनां पदससपापनिपा
ससपानि
अविनधि 1 डड० (शवीमक्तिवी ) जयदोनक्ति इठदोबक्षा बक्षा वणदे,
क 0 रिक्षा 0 बवी0 सदेवक्षाएए , जबल्लिप यरि कदेनन
दद० 31/5/2005 क क्ति 2 डड गपायतनी विमपार्व, क 0 रपा0 बनी0 सदेविपाएनां,
बयुरहपानिपयुर कदेनन
दद० 30/6/2004 तक 3 डड आशनीष रपाज, क 0 रपा0 बनी0 सदेविपाएनां,
सतनिपा कदेनन
दद० 30/6/2004 तक 4 डड० आशनीष ककौशल, क 0 रपा0 बनी0 सदेविपाएनां,,
उजजहनि कदेनन.
दद० 31/7/2004 तक 5 डड०प्रनतभपा नसनांह , क 0 रपा0 बनी0 क्षय
नचिदकतसपालय, इनदकौर-
दद० 30/4/2004 तक मधय प्र ददेश कदे रपाजयपपाल कदे निपाम सदे तसपा आददेशपानियुसपार निनीरज दयुबदे उप-सनचिवि मधय प्र ददेश शपासनि , श्रम कविभपाग”
Thereafter, the petitioner completed the course on 01.05.2005 from S.S.M.C.G.M., Hospital, Rewa, and thereafter joined service as Insurance Medical Officer at Employees State Insurance Services, Ghamapura, Jabalpur vide order dated 31.05.2005. Since the petitioner’s appointment was made prior to 01.01.2005, deductions towards General Provident Fund (GPF) were initially made from her salary vide order dated 12.07.2005.
Subsequently, after her transfer to Employees State Insurance Hospital, Gwalior, the respondents vide order dated 16.07.2008 directed the petitioner to furnish photographs for allotment of a Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) account number. The petitioner, by representation dated 12.09.2009, specifically objected to the same and submitted that she was entitled to pensionary benefits under the GPF Scheme, as her appointment had been made on 02.01.2004, i.e., prior to the introduction of the CPF Scheme. The CPF Scheme has been introduced vide amendment dated 02.04.2005 and made applicable to employees appointed on or after 01.01.2005, could not legally be applied to the petitioner. However, without considering the petitioner’s representation, the respondents commenced deductions under the CPF Scheme vide order dated 19.10.2005 and have continued such deductions thereafter.
The Scheme/Policy of CPF dated 13.04.2005 reads as under:-
"मधयप्रददेश शपासनि कवित्त कविभपाग मनांतपालय, विललभ भविनि, भभोपपाल ----00---कमपानांक/एफ-9/3/2003/ननियम/चिपार, भभोपपाल, ददनिपानांक 13/04/2005 प्रनत , शपासनि कदे समसत कविभपाग, अधयक्ष , रपाजसवि मनांडल, गविपानलयर, समसत सनांभपागनीय आययुक्ति , समसत कविभपागपाधयक्ष , समसत कलदेकस्टर (म.प्र .) कविषययः रपाजय शपासनि कदे अधिनीनि ददनिपानांक 1.1.2005 अथवक्षा इसकदे बक्षाद ननिययकक्ति हभोनिदे विपालदे कमर्वचिपाररयकों कभो पररभपाकषत अशनांदपानि पमशनि प्र णपालनी लपागपू ककी जपानिपा । -0-
मधयप्रददेश शपासनि दपारपा यह ननिणर्वय नलयपा गयपा हह दक मधयप्रददेश शपासनि कदे अधिनीनि नसकविल सदेविपा वि नसकविल पदकों पर ददनिपानांक 1-1-2005 कदे पशपात ननिययुक्ति कमर्वचिपाररयकों कदे नलयदे पररभपाकषत अनांशदपानि पमशनि यभोजनिपा लपागपू ककी जपाएगनी। इस यभोजनिपा कदे नलयदे सनांकविधिपानि कदे अनियुचचदेद 309 कदे परनतयुक कदे अनांतगर्वत प्र पाप्त सभनी शकक्तियकों कपा उपयभोग करतदे हयुयदे रपाजय शपासनि दपारपा कविसतस्तृत ननियम बनिपायदे जपा रहदे हहैं।
2/ मधयप्रददेश शपासनि , कवित्त कविभपाग ककी अनधिसपूचिनिपा क्र मपानांक एफ -9/3/2005/ननियम/चिपार, ददनिपानांक 2-4-2005 दपारपा मधयप्रददेश नसकविल सदेविपा (पमशनि) ननियम 1976, मम दकयदे गयदे सनांशभोधिनि कदे फलसविरूप अब मधयप्रददेश शपासनि कदे अधिनीनि नसकविल सदेविपा असविपा नसकविल पदकों पर ननिययकक्ति शपासककीय कमर्वचिपाररयकों वि अनधिकपाररयकों कभो ददनिपानांक 1-1-2005 कदे पशपात मधयप्रददेश नसकविल सदेविपा (पमशनि) ननियम 1976 लपागपू निहरनां हभोगम। इसनी प्र कपार मधयप्रददेश शपासनि कवित्त कविभपाग ककी अनधिसपूचिनिपा क्र मपानांक एफ -5/1/2005/ननियम/चिपार, ददनिपानांक 2-4-2005 कदे अनियसक्षारि मधयप्रददेश शपासनि कदे अधिनीनि नसकविल सदेविपा असविपा नसकविल पदकों पर ननिययुक्ति कमर्वचिपाररयकों वि अनधिकपाररयकों कभो मधयप्रददेश सपामपानय भकविषय ननिनधि लपागपू निहरनां हभोगम।
3/ पररिभक्षाषरक्ति अएशदक्षानि प मशनि यदोजनिक्षा कदे लल्लियदे षवसक्ति वक्तिननियम जक्षारिरी हदोनिदेक्ति क ददनिक्षाएक 1-1-2005 अथवक्षा इसकदे पशशक्षाक्ति ननिय यकक्ति कमर्षशक्षाररिययों व अधधकक्षाररिययों कदे नलयदे प्र सतपाकवित पररभपाकषत अनांशदपानि पमशनि यभोजनिपा कदे अनांतगर्वत कमर्वचिपाररयकों कपा अनांशदपानि प्र पाप्त करनिदे , शपासनि कपा अनांशदपानि जमपा करनिदे एविनां उसकदे लदेखिदे कदे सनांधिपारण कदे नलए ननिमनिपानियुसपार अनतररम वयविससपा लपागपू ककी जपातनी हह—
(1)प्रतयदेक आहरण एविनां सनांकवितरण अनधिकपारर कपा उत्तरदपानयतय हभोगपा दक उसकदे कपायपार्वलय सदे विदेतनि पपानिदे विपालदे ददनिपानांक 1-1-2005 अथवक्षा इसकदे पशशक्षाक्ति ननिय यकक्ति कमर्षशक्षारिरी कदे मक्षालसक विदेतनि एविनां अनांहगपाई भत्तदे सदे 10 प्रनतशत रपानश पररभपाकषत अनांशदपानियः पमशनि यभोजनिपा कदे नलयदे कमर्वचिपारर अनांशदपानि कदे रू प मम कस्टभोतपा करदेगपा तसपा अपनिनी ससपापनिपा सदे सनांबनांनधित ऐसदे कमर्वचिपाररयकों कभो मपानसक अनांशदपानि कस्टकौतनी कपा कविविरण सनांलगनि पररनशष मम ददयदे गयदे प्र पत दजर्व कर विदेतनि ददेयक कदे सपास सनांलगनि करदेगपा।
[2] कभोषपालय अनधिकपारर प्र तयदेक मपाह महपालदेखिपाकपार मधयप्रददेश गविपानलयर कभो पररभपाकषत अनांशदपानि पमशनि यभोजनिपा कस्टकौतनी कपा कविविरण प्रदे कषत करदेगपा
(3)पररभपाकषत अनांशदपानि पमशनि यभोजनिपा मम कमर्वचिपाररयकों कदे विदेतनि कस्टकौतनी सदे प्र पाप्त धिनिरपानश तसपा शपासनि अनांशदपानि ककी रपानश लभोक लदेखिपा कदे रू प मम रखिनी जपायदेगनी।
(4)अनांशदपानि पमशनि यभोजनिपा कदे अनांतगर्वत प्र पाप्त कमर्वचिपारर अनांशदपानि वि शपासनि कदे अनांशदपानि सदे प्र पाप्त धिनिरपानश सदे सनांब नांनधित लभोक लदेखिपा कदे सनांधिपारण हदेतयु ननिदर्देश महपालदेखिपाकपार मधयप्रददेश कदे परपामशर्व सदे पस्तृसक जपारर दकए जपा रहदे हहैं ।
मधयप्रददेश कदे रपाजयपपाल कदे निपाम सदे तसपा
आददेशपानियुसपार
(ए०पनी० श्र नीविपासतवि )
सनचिवि
मधय प्र ददेश शपासनि , कवित त कविभपाग''
Interim instructions regarding maintenance of detailed accounts in relation to the new CPF Scheme effective from 01.01.2005 are reproduced hereinbelow:-
"मधयप्रददेश शपासनि कवित्त कविभपाग मनांतपालय, विललभ भविनि, भभोपपाल कमपानांक एफ-9/3/2003/ननियम/चिपार/ भभोपपाल, ददनिपानांक नसतमबर, 2006
प्रनत , शपासनि कदे समसत कविभपाग, अधयक्ष , रपाजसवि मणडल, गविपानलयर समसत सनांभपागनीय आययुक्ति , समसत कविभपागपाधयक्ष , समसत कलदेकस्टर (म०प्र० )
कविषय- रपाजय शपासनि कदे अधिनीनि ददनिपानांक 1.1.2005 असविपा इसकदे बपाद ननिययुक्ति हभोनिदे विपालदे कमर्वचिपाररयकों कभो पररभपाकषत अनांशदपानि पमशनि यभोजनिपा लपागपू ककी जपानिपा ।
सनांदभर्वयः- कविभपाग कपा जपाप कमपानांक एफ-9/3/2003/ननियम/चिपार, भभोपपाल ददनिपानांक 13.4.2005, -00-
मधयप्रददेश शपासनि कदे अधिनीनि नसकविल सदेविपा वि नसकविल पदकों पर ददनिपानांक-1.1.2005 कदे पशपात त ननिययुक्ति कमर्वचिपाररयकों कदे नलए पररभपाकषत अनांशदपानि पमशनि यभोजनिपा लपागपू ककी गई हह। कवित्त कविभपाग कदे सनांदनभर्वत जपाप ददनिपानांक 13.4.2005 दपारपा पररभपाकषत अएशदक्षानि प म शनि यदोजनिक्षा कदे लल्लियदे षवसक्ति वक्तिननियम जक्षारिरी हदोनिदे क्ति क ददनिक्षाएक 1.1.2005 अथवक्षा उसकदे पशशक्षाक्ति ननिययकक्ति कमर्षशक्षाररिययों व अधधकक्षाररिययों कदे लल्लिए प्र सक्तिक्षाषवक्ति यदोजनिक्षा कदे अनांतगर्वत कमर्वचिपारर कपा अनांशदपानि प्र पाप्त करनिदे शपासनि कपा अनांशदपानि जमपा करनिदे एविनां उसकदे लदेखिदे कदे सनांधिपारणकों कदे नलए अनांतररम वयविससपा लपागपू ककी गई हह। ददनिपानांक-1.1.2005 सदे लपागपू निई पररभपाकषत अनांशदपानि पमशनि यभोजनिपा कदे सनांबनांधि मम कविसतस्तृत लदेखिपा सनांधिपारण सनांबनांधिनी अनांतररम ननिदर्देश इस जपाप कदे सपास सनांलगनि हह।
2.उक्ति कविसतस्तृत ननिदर्देशकों कदे अनियुरूप निई पररभपाकषत अनांशदपानि पमशनि यभोजनिपा सनांबनांधिनी कविसतस्तृत लदेखिपा सनांधिपारण दकए जपानिदे ककी कपारर्वविपाई सयुननिखशत ककी जपानिदे कदे नलए कस्तृपयपा अपनिदे अधिनीनिसस अनधिकपाररयकों कभो आविशयक ननिदर्देश प्र सपाररत दकए जडए ।
सनांलगनियः-एक
(ए०पनी० श्र नीविपासतवि )
सनचिवि
मधयप्रददेश शपासनि , कवित्त कविभपाग "
"मधयप्रददेश पररिभक्षाषरक्ति अएशदक्षानि प मशनि यदोजनिक्षा ल्लिदे खिक्षा सएधक्षारिण
सएबएधवी अएक्तिररिम
ननिदरश
1.यह यदोजनिक्षा 1.1.2005 अथवक्षा इसकदे पशशक्षाक्ति रिक्षाजय शक्षासनि कदे अधवीनि लसषवल्लि सदेवक्षा यक्षा लसषवल्लि पदयों परि ननिय यकक्ति सभवी अधधकक्षाररिययों /कमर्षशक्षाररिययों कदे लल्लिए अननिवक्षायर्ष हदोगवी ।
19.आहरण एविनां सनांकवितरण अनधिकपारर दपारपा एक पस्तृसक विदेतनि ददेयक पनांजनी कपा सनांधिपारण ऐसदे कमर्वचिपाररयकों हदेतयु दकयपा जपाविदेगपा कजनहयोंनिदे 1.1.2005 सदे यक्षा इसकदे पशशक्षाक्ति शक्षासककीय सदेवक्षा प्रक्षा रिएभ ककी हहै। आहरण एविनां सनांकवितरण अनधिकपारर दपारपा एक पस्तृसक विदेतनि ददेयक इस यभोजनिपा कदे अनांतगर्वत सखममनलत कमर्वचिपाररयकों हदेतयु तहयपार दकयपा जपाविदेगपा तसपा ननिधिपार्वररत नतनस तक कभोषपालय मम पतककों सदहत प्र सतयुत करनिपा हभोगपा । "
Petitioner’s appointment was finalized vide order dated 02.01.2004, prior to the enforcement of the CPF Scheme. The subsequent order dated 17.02.2004 merely extends the joining time to enable completion of the petitioner’s P.G. course and did not alter, modify, or supersede the original appointment order or its terms and conditions. Consequently, the petitioner is legally entitled to coverage under the GPF Scheme and not under the CPF/New Pension Scheme.
It is also settled position that if there is any amendment in the Rules and in the amendment, if the date of application is not mentioned, then the Rules would be applicable from the date of amendment and in the amendment of Pension Rules, 01.01.2005 is cut off date and as the petitioner has been appointed vide order dated 02.01.2004 and the cut off date is 01.01.2005, therefore, amendment incorporated on 02.04.2005 is not applicable in the case of petitioner.
Consequently, present petition is allowed and respondents are directed to extend the benefit of Pension Scheme as was available under the Rules of 2003 and not to deduct the amount of CPF and directed to deduct the amount of GPF from the salary of the petitioner and to give all the consequential benefits to the petitioner as GPF Scheme/Old Pension Scheme is applicable upon the petitioner. Respondents are directed to comply with the aforesaid directions within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.
With aforesaid, petition is allowed and disposed of.