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Mumbai. The central government has now changed the rules for some employees and according to new rules, the employees will no longer get the benefits of PF, Gratuity and Pension. This amendment has been made in Rule 13. As stated by the government, these members will no longer be considered eligible for pension and PF (Provided Provident Fund), as they cannot avail two services simultaneously from the government. According to the directives issued by the Central Government, the members of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Tribunal will no longer be given the benefits of gratuity, pension and PF. Additionally, tribunal membership will be placed in the category of full-time employment, meaning they will have to resign from some service.

What is the reason for not getting benefits?

Earlier, serving judges of the High Court or the Supreme Court were sometimes appointed as President or Member during their current service, so they were also eligible for pension and other benefits. But now if a serving Judge of any Court is appointed as Chairman or Member of the Tribunal, he has to either resign from the previous post or voluntarily retire from the original service before joining the Tribunal. These people cannot avail the services of both at the same time.

Lawyers were also excluded from benefits

The Central Government is in the process of setting up a GST Appellate Tribunal for expeditious disposal of pending tax cases and cases. Therefore, it is said that this change was made at such a time in the Revised Tribunal Rules. Earlier, the government had also barred lawyers from being members of the judiciary. Section-2A of the Gratuity Act has clearly defined it as 'consecutive work'. Accordingly, many employees are eligible for gratuity after five years of non-service. According to Section-2A of the Gratuity Act, employees are eligible for gratuity if they have worked continuously for 190 days with their employer for four years.