DUTA Condemns Anti Employee Direction by MHRD on Pension The recent MHRD letter dated 21 April 2017 directs the University of Delhi to file SLP in the Supreme Court against yet another section of employees, increasing manifold the number of employees whose cases will be withheld pending Court proceedings and judgements. Earlier, the MHRD vide letter of 23 January 2017 had directed the University to file SLP against the teachers who had opted for CPF scheme as per the option given vide OM dated 1.5.1987. The DUTA condemns these MHRD directions as they are an attack on pension as much as on the autonomy of the University and are in gross contempt of the verdict of the Division Bench of the Hon'ble High Court. The Hon'ble Division Bench of Delhi High Court has, vide its order dated 24.08.2016, dismissed all appeals of Delhi University and granted pension benefit (GPF) to a section of pre 1986 appointed teachers and non-teaching staff who were earlier left in