The claim that “the Supreme Court, in a significant decision in Civil Writ Petition No. 2490 and Case No. 8222/2024, has directed that the recovery period for pension commutation for central government employees will now be 10 years and 8 months (128 months) instead of 15 years“ does not appear to be correct.  

The case numbers cited in the claim, i.e., CWP 2490/2024 and 8222/2024, refer to petitions filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, not the Supreme Court.  These cases involved requests for temporary (interim) stays (here, here) and were primarily filed by state government pensioners in Punjab and Haryana. They did not lead to any nationwide change in pension rules or reduce the commutation recovery period. From this, it can be noted that the Gazette notification graphic accompanying the fake post is unrelated to pension commutation.

Later, the Punjab & Haryana High Court in (CWP 9426/2023) Shila Devi & Others vs State of Punjab dismissed 807 petitions challenging the Punjab state pension rules. In several related matters, the courts either dismissed the petitions or upheld the existing 15-year commutation recovery rule.

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Chandigarh, dismissed 106 cases challenging the pension commutation recovery rules reaffirmed the 15 years, citing decisions of the Supreme Court. The Telangana High Court has reaffirmed it in July 2025.   

There is no Supreme Court judgment directing that the pension commutation recovery or restoration period for Central Government employees be reduced to 10 years and 8 months (128 months). The cited cases CWP 2490/2024 and 8222/2024 relate to petitions filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, not the Supreme Court. 

The Gazette notification dated December 12, 2025 from the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) does not appear relevant. It pertains to the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (Exits and Withdrawals under the National Pension System) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025.

The Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981 continue to apply, which provide for restoration of full pension only after 15 years from the date of commutation.

The Central Civil Services (Commutation of Pension) Rules, 1981, stipulates the restoration of full pension after 15 years. Official government portals (here, here) confirm restoration after 15 years. As per CCS Rules, 1981 “The commuted amount of pension shall be restored on completion of fifteen years from the date the reduction of pension on account of commutation becomes operative in accordance with rule 6: Provided that when the commutation amount was paid on more than one occasion on account of upward revision of pension, the respective commuted amount of pension shall be restored on completion of fifteen years from the respective date(s).”