# AP High Court tells EPFO to reconsider pension pleas 2026-08-07T06:10:43+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the EPFO to reconsider pension claims of retired employees of Sangam Dairy, ruling that workers cannot be penalised for employer record-keeping failures. Justice Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda held that rejecting claims solely for missing Form 6A, challans, or other employer documents is arbitrary, especially for periods before 2010. The court remanded the applications for fresh verification and said the EPFO must examine all available records. It declared the rejection of Joint Option applications violative of Articles 14 and 21. The employees, unaware of the 2014 pension scheme amendment, had sought higher pension on actual salaries. ## Coverage - livelaw.in - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Andhra Pradesh High Court, Employees’ Pension Scheme, EPFO, higher pension, retirees Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/andhra-pradesh-high-court-tells-epfo-to-reconsider-retirees-higher-pension-claims/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/andhra-pradesh-high-court-tells-epfo-to-reconsider-retirees-higher-pension-claims/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.