Pepsu Road Tpt Corpn, Patiala vs Amandeep Singh & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court affirming the Trial Court's ruling that Balwant Singh, a retired driver of PEPSU Road Transport Corporation, is entitled to pension benefits despite not opting for the pension scheme under the PEPSU Road Transport Corporation Employees/Pension Gratuity and General Provident Fund Regulations 1992. The Court held that the failure to refund a loan from the Contributory Provident Fund does not preclude entitlement to pension benefits, emphasizing that the employer must demonstrate that the pension scheme was properly communicated to employees. The appeal by the Corporation was dismissed, affirming the lower courts' decisions.