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Case Study: When “No Profit” Means “No Bonus” Gurdaspur Co-operative Sugar Mills Ltd. vs. Presiding Officer & Another (2013)

Case: Gurdaspur Co-operative Sugar Mills Ltd. vs. Presiding Officer & AnotherC.W.P. No. 13652 of 1994 Court and Date: Punjab & Haryana High CourtDecided on: 28 May 2013Hon’ble Judge: Ms. Ritu Bahri, J. Relevant Law: Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 — Section 16(1), Explanation II This section provides exemption to new establishments from payment of bonus […]

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Case Study: Calcutta High Court Allows Reassessment of EPF Interest Due to Bona Fide Error

Case Inland Waterways Authority of India v. Employees’ Provident Fund Organization, Kolkata & Ors.WPA 30900/2024Date of Judgment: 14 January 2025Hon’ble Judge: Mr. Justice Aniruddha RoyCourt: Calcutta High Court Relevant Law Background The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) filed a writ petition challenging an order passed by the Employees’ Provident Fund Authority (EPFO). Legal Issue […]

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Case Study: Bombay HC on Deposit of 75% Amount Under Section 7-O of EPF Act

Case Employees’ Provident Fund Organization v. M/s Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.CA No. 6870/2024 in W.P. No. 2793/2024 Court and Date Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ravindra V. GhugeHon’ble Mr. Justice R.M. JoshiBombay High CourtDate of Order: 26 July 2024 Relevant Law Background Legal Issue When an employer deposits 75% of the assessed amount as per Section 7-O […]

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Case Study: Kerala HC on Inclusion of Allowances in EPF Contributions

Case Sree Sakthi Paper Mills Limited (Cella Space Limited) v. The Regional Provident Fund CommissionerWP(C) No. 5972/2022 Court and Date Hon’ble Mr. Justice N. NagareshKerala High CourtDate of Order: 10 January 2025 Relevant Law Background Legal Issue Whether various allowances (conveyance, special, washing, incentive, High BF, etc.) paid uniformly to all employees are part of […]

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Case Study: Gujarat High Court Rules Employers Cannot Be Forced to Contribute Over Statutory EPF Limit

Case Satishkumar Induprasad Chaturvedi & Ors. v. SVM Institute of Technology & Anr.R/LPA No. 1028/2019 in R/SCA No. 12638/2013 Court and Date Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.S. SupehiaHon’ble Mrs. Justice Mauna M. BhattGujarat High CourtDate of Order: 27 September 2024 Relevant Law Background Employees of SVM Institute of Technology contributed to the Provident Fund (PF) based […]

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Case Study: Bombay High Court Rules EPF Act Not Applicable to Cooperative Housing Society

Case Central Board of Trustees v. Nutan Pushpak Premises Co-op. Society Ltd.C.A.J. W.P. No. 4173/2015 with C.A. No. 541/2016 Court and Date Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.C. GupteBombay High CourtDate of Order: 29 April 2016 Relevant Law Background The Nutan Pushpak Premises Co-operative Society Ltd. is a registered cooperative society under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, […]

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Case Study: Madras High Court Quashes Section 168 IPC Charges in S. Balasundram v. State (2025)

Case S. Balasundram v. State represented by The Sub-Inspector of PoliceCrl. O.P. No. 25819/2017 Court and Date Hon’ble Mr. Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, Madras High CourtDate of Order: 25 June 2025 Relevant Law Background S. Balasundram, a public servant employed with Andrew Yule & Company Ltd., a Government of India undertaking, was implicated during a […]

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Case Study: Principal Employer Liable to Pay Gratuity for Contract Employees.

⚖️ Case WPA No. 3503/2025 – Shibaparsad Sutradhar vs. State of West Bengal & Ors. 🏛 Court and Date Calcutta High CourtHon’ble Justice: Ms. Shampa Dutt (Paul)Date of Judgment: 30.06.2025The principal employer is liabl… 📜 Relevant Law Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 📁 Background ⚖️ Legal Issue Whether the principal employer (Mother Dairy) is liable […]

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Case Study: Trainee Nurses Not Employees Under EPF Act

🧾 Case Sivagiri Sree Narayana Medical Mission Hospital vs. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner (RPFC) 🏛 Court and Date Kerala High CourtW.P.(C) Nos. 14751/2017 & 11852/2011Date: 07.06.2018Justice: Hon’ble Mr. Alexander Thomas 📜 Relevant Law Section 2(f) and Section 2(b) of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 🧩 Background The Medical Mission Hospital had […]

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Case Study: Sundays & Paid Holidays in Service Calculation

📜 Case Lal Chand Jindal vs. Bank of Baroda 🏛 Court and Date Rajasthan High CourtHon’ble Justice Anoop Kumar DhandCWP No. 1334/2015 | Date: 19th March 2025 📂 Relevant Law 📖 Background ❓ Legal Issue Whether Sundays and paid holidays should be included while calculating the 240 days of continuous service under Section 25B(2) of […]