Hyderabad, April 17 -- The Telangana High Court has ruled that employees selected through recruitment notifications issued before September 1, 2004, but appointed after that date, must be covered under the Old Pension Scheme (OPS).

A division bench comprising Justice Sam Koshy and Justice Nandikonda Narsing Rao made it clear that the state government is obligated to implement the Old Pension Scheme for such employees.

The court warned that failure to comply would invite contempt of court proceedings against the officials concerned.

Deadline set

The bench directed the authorities to implement the order by June 10, 2026. In case of non-compliance, the Secretary of the Law department, Papireddy, and the Principal Secretary of the Finance...