WRIT - A No. 11186 of 2022 at Allahabad

(AFR) 2025:AHC:218430 Reserved :- 20.11.2025 Delivered :- 05.12.2025 HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 11186 of 2022 Ram Swarup Rajput and 2 others …..Petitioner(s) Versus Union of India and 2 others …..Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pramod Kumar, Sanjeev Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Rohan Gupta Court No. - 32 HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J. 1. Petitioners (3 in numbers) are aggrieved that their applications to allow them to switch-over from Contributory Provident Fund Scheme (for short “CPF”) to General Provident Fund-cum-Pension Scheme (for short “GPF”) were rejected vide order dated 16.09.2021. 2. The petitioners – 1, 2 and 3 have worked as Teacher (Mechanic-B), Instrumentation Engineer (Chemical Engineering) and Teacher respectively in Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. 3. In the impugned order, there are reference of as many as 11 letters/communications whereby earlier also, aforesaid claim of petitioners was rejected and by way of amendment 2 WRIA No. - 11186 of 2022 sought in this writ petition, all letters/communications are also challenged. 4. Before considering rival submissions, few facts which would be relevant are m