New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- The Karnataka High Court has upheld amendments to the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995 (EPS-95), rejecting a challenge by retired employees who argued that changes introduced in 2007 and 2008 had reduced their monthly pension benefits.

The ruling, delivered on 14 October 2026, is significant for pensioners covered by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), particularly those whose retirement benefits were calculated under the disputed provisions.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha delivered the judgment in Employees Provident Fund Organisation and Another vs Mr Subbannachary and Others, Writ Appeal No. 3072 of 2012, heard alongside Writ Petition No. 44432 of 2...