WP/1748/2026 of M KISHORE KUMAR Vs EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION on 7 September 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY, THE 8th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY

WRIT PETITION NO: 1748/2026

Between:

1. M KISHORE KUMAR, S/O KRISHNA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 63

YEARS, CONDUCTOR (RETIRED) A.P. STATE ROAD

TRANSPORT CORPORATION R/O FLAT NO.304, SAIKARTHIK

HEIGHTS, GADDE BABU RAO STREET, ELURU ROAD, SEETHARAMAPURAM, VIJAYAWADA - 520 002, NTR DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER

AND

1. EMPLOYEES

PROVIDENT

FUND

ORGANISATION,

REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, PLATE A, GROUND

FLOOR, OFFICE BLOCK-LI, EAST KIDWAI NAGAR, NEW DELHI

- 110 023

2. REGIONAL

PROVIDENT

FUND

COMMISSIONER,

BARKATPURA, HYDERABAD

3. REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER, GUNTUR.

...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased topleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in not correcting the date of joining of the petitioner as 08-11-1989 instead of 08-02-1999 in the service records maintained by the Respondent Organization and not rectifying the said error in

EPF/EPS Register for grant of pension is wholly illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently declare that the petitioner is entitled for correcting the typographical error with respect to date of joining in the EPF as 08-11-1989 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased Pleased to direct the Respondents to consider and pass appropriate orders on the representation, dated 24-11-2025 submitted by the petitioner for correcting the date of joining in EPF as 08-11-1989 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. ADAPA RAMYA SAHITHI NAIDU

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. T BALAJI(SC FOR EPFO)

The Court made the following:

WRIT PETITION No.1748 of 2026