WRIT - A No. 18801 of 2024 at Allahabad

AFR Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:37820 Reserved on 05.03.2025 Delivered on 18.03.2025 HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD Court No. - 6 WRIT - A No. - 18801 of 2024 Priyankar Upadhyaya ----- Petitioner Vs. Union of India and others ----- Respondents ****** Connected with Writ-A Nos. 7111 of 2020; 9001 of 2023; 14206 of 2024; 14211 of 2024; 14223 of 2024; 14238 of 2024; 17872 of 2024 and 2093 of 2025 ****** Appearance for Petitioners: S/Sri R.K. Ojha, G.K. Singh, Pradeep Chandra, Senior Advocates and Shivendu Ojha, Sankalp Narain, Ms. Asha Parihar, Manoj Kumar Singh, Advocates Appearance for Respondents: S/Sri V.K. Upadhyay, Ajit Kumar Singh, Shashi Prakash Singh, Senior Advocates and Ritvik Upadhyay, Hem Pratap Singh, Manoj Kumar Singh, Purnendu Kumar Singh, Dhananjay Awasthi, Rahul Jain, Advocates ******* CORAM : HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J. 1. Petitioners, in above referred writ petitions, are retired teaching and non-teaching employees of Banaras Hindu University and they are beneficiaries of Contributory Provident Fund Scheme (hereinafter referred to as “CPF Scheme”). 2 2. Government of India has issued an Office Memorandum dated 01.05.1987 on a subject “Change over