Supreme Court Rejects Retired Professor's Claim for Coverage Under GPF Scheme

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by a retired professor of the National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) seeking to be covered under the General Provident Fund-cum-Pension Scheme (GPF Scheme) instead of the Central Provident Fund Scheme (CPF Scheme). The bench, comprising Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S Chandurkar, held that the petitioner could not raise the grievance after retirement having already accepted benefits under the CPF Scheme and never having challenged the terms of his regularisation.