ups_00062 — The option to come to pension scheme, which option has to be given on or before 31-12-1997, was given by the Applicant, who was an employee of Kolkata Port Trust, belatedly on 6-6-2003. As the Applicant was compulsorily retired earlier and reinstated on 20-2-1996, the Applicant contends that he came to know of option to come to pension scheme very belatedly and hence he filed his option to come to pension scheme only on 6-6-2003. However, his reasons of late option has not been accepted and his

The option to come to pension scheme, which option has to be given on or before 31-12-1997, was given by the Applicant, who was an employee of Kolkata Port Trust, belatedly on 6-6-2003. As the Applicant was compulsorily retired earlier and reinstated on 20-2-1996, the Applicant contends that he came to know of option to come to pension scheme very belatedly and hence he filed his option to come to pension scheme only on 6-6-2003. However, his reasons of late option has not been accepted and his request to come to pension scheme was rejected — The document pertains to a legal case where an employee of Kolkata Port Trust disputed the rejection of his request to come under the pension scheme, which he had belatedly applied for in 2003 after ... — Facts: The Apex Court by its judgments, dated 26-3-2007 rejected the Applicant's appeal against the judgment of High Court thereby the Applicant cannot come under pension scheme. The Applicant joined in Kolkata Port Trust and was compulsorily retired on 6-3-1991. However that order was quashed by High Court of Calcutta with all benefits of back-wages, etc. He was reinstated on 20-2-1996 and retired from service with effect from 1-3-1996 on superannuation. Thereafter on 6-6-2003, he filed an application with the authorities to come to pension scheme. The authorities refused his request. Hence he filed this application. On hearing both sides, the Apex Court held: