In Brief
A road transport corporation employee retired without opting for a new pension scheme introduced in 1992, received full CPF benefits at retirement, and later sued for pension claiming lack of personal notice. The Supreme Court held that statutory regulations need not require individual notice unless explicitly stated; circulation to offices and notice boards suffices. The employee, having received CPF benefits without protest and failed to exercise option within the stipulated period, was deemed to have continued under the existing CPF scheme. The Court ruled he cannot claim double benefits and dismissed his suit, setting aside lower court judgments.
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