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Haryana Municipal Employees Pension and General Provident Fund Rules, 1993 - Haryana Municipal Code 1930 - Pensionary benefits - Petitioner an illiterate Sweeper working in Municipal Council, Thanesar, who was denied pension on account of not having given her option under the 1993 rules - Held that nothing had been produced on the record to show that the 1993 rules were brought to the notice of the employee concerned who was working in the Municipal Council in writing or even otherwise nor the same was put on the notice board inviting option of the interested employees and in the absence of the same and especially on account of the petitioner therein being an illiterate lady, it could not be said that she had the knowledge about the existence of the 1993 rules, so as to exercise the option, therefore, another chance was required to be given to submit her option to apply for 1993 rules.
Punjab Municipal Corporation Employees Pension and General Provident Fund Rules 1994 - Punjab Municipal Corporation Employees Pension and General Provident Fund Rules, 1994 - Pensionary benefits - Safai Sewak - Plea that petitioner did not opt for the pension scheme and therefore the claim being made by the petitioner under the Punjab Municipal Corporation Employees Pension and General Provident Fund Rules, 1994 is not admissible - From the said form, it cannot be ascertained as to whether the petitioner opted for the rules or made a request that she is not interested for opting pensionary benefits under these rules - Petitioner is an illiterate lady, it was the duty of the employer to make her understand the benefits of the said scheme and merely asking for the option was not good enough - Form, on the basis of which claim is being denied to the petitioner, does not show that she did not opt for the said scheme - There are cutting on the form. Benefit of these cuttings has to be given to a person who is illiterate - Respondents are directed to release the pension of the petitioner as if she had opted for the same in November, 1994.
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