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Contributory Provident Fund can be converted to General Provident Fund scheme, says HC
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Last Updated: Apr 23, 2021, 08:18 PM IST
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Justice M Parthiban gave the ruling while allowing a batch of writ petitions from Dr Kishore K Johan and eight others challenging an order dated November 18, 2019 of the Education Department of the Puducherry government, which denied the conversion.
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In a significant judgment, the Madras High Court on Friday held government employees can convert their Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) scheme to that of General Provident Fund (GPF) and avail themselves of pension in accordance with the Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972. Justice M Parthiban gave the ruling while allowing a batch of writ petitions from Dr Kishore K Johan and eight others challenging an order dated November 18, 2019 of the Education Department of the Puducherry government, which denied the conversion.
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