https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296544 A statutory pension scheme framed under the Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950 imposed mandatory option and refund conditions, and a deeming clause treated non-compliance as continuation under contributory provident fund. Employees who did not satisfy those regulatory requirements could not claim pensionary benefits merely by asserting a right to pension, because contributory provident fund and pension are distinct retirement benefits. The regulations did not require individual written notice to each employee, and absence of such notice did not excuse failure to comply with the scheme conditions. The appeals succeeded, the High Court's orders were set aside, and the pension claim was rejected. en-us Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296544 A statutory pension scheme framed under the Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950 imposed mandatory option and refund conditions, and a deeming clause treated non-compliance as continuation under contributory provident fund. Employees who did not satisfy those regulatory requirements could not claim pensionary benefits merely by asserting a right to pension, because contributory provident fund and pension are distinct retirement benefits. The regulations did not require individual written notice to each employee, and absence of such notice did not excuse failure to comply with the scheme conditions. The appeals succeeded, the High Court's orders were set aside, and the pension claim was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296544