Government Employees Pension Law, 1996

If the membership of a member is for any reason terminated before he or she attains the age at which he or she would have had the right to retire on pension, the Board may at the request or with the consent of the member, if the Board deems it expedient that his or her accrued pension interest in the Fund be retained for him or her declare him or her to be a dormant member of the Fund with effect from the date on which his or her membership was so terminated:  Provided that his or her membership has been terminated on or before 1 April 2003.