In Brief
Balwant Singh, a PEPSU Road Transport Corporation driver, did not exercise his option to join a new pension scheme within six months of its introduction in 1992, and continued drawing Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) benefits after retirement. He later sued for pension entitlements. The Supreme Court held that the Regulations did not require personal notice to individual employees; circulation to offices and posting on notice boards was sufficient. Under the statutory deeming provision, failure to opt within six months meant automatic continuation in the CPF scheme. Receipt of CPF benefits without protest precluded subsequent pension claims. The Court set aside lower court judgments favoring the employee and dismissed the suit, holding the respondent was not entitled to pension."
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