“The Supreme Court of India, in Civil Writ Petition No. 2490 and Case No. 8222/2024, reduced the pension commutation recovery period from 15 years to 10 years and 8 months due to falling interest rates. The government also issued an gazette notification in this regard.”
What FACTLY found
The Gazette notification graphic accompanying this post is unrelated to pension commutation, it is related to the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) & NPS. Further, 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 Supre...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 December 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 December 2025. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/ramakrishna.hezebu/posts/pfbid0268X5e9raxVcQ8neWQ9HrBuKxKnGRsxf6…
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