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📜 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 […]

📌 Case Regional Director, E.S.I. Corporation, Goa vs. Farmacia Ananta, Goa ⚖️ Court and Date Bombay High CourtHon’ble Mrs. Justice R.P. SondurbaldotaDate: 2nd May 2013Appeal under ESI No. 2/2007 📜 Relevant Law 🏢 Background Farmacia Ananta, a partnership firm dealing in medicines, employed more than 31 workers during 1990–92. The firm challenged this demand before […]

No ESIC Liability Without Supervision Over Contract Labour 🧑‍⚖ Case Dy. Director, Insurance v. India Pistons Repco Ltd. 🏛 Court and Date Madras High CourtDate of Judgment: Refer to internal recordCitation: Based on document titled “Work done outside the premises not attract ESIC” 📜 Relevant Law Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948Key Provision: Definition of “employee” […]

EPF 7A Inquiry Is Judicial: SC Case Amit Vashistha vs. Suresh & AnotherCriminal Appeal No. 245/2010 Court and Date Supreme Court of IndiaDate of Judgment: 31 August 2017Reported in: 2017 LLR 1199 Relevant Law Background During a Section 7A inquiry under the EPF Act, the respondent Suresh allegedly abused and attempted to assault the Provident […]

Case Study: Temporary Covid Incentives Do Not Count as Wages under ESI Act Case Ms. Godambari Raturi vs. ESIC & Anr. Court and Date Delhi High CourtW.P.(C) 16407/2022 | Date: 08 November 2024Justice: Hon’ble Mr. Girish Kathpalia Relevant Law Background The petitioner, Ms. Godambari Raturi, sought ESI Covid-19 relief after her husband, an insured person […]

Gauhati High Court Reinforces Union Registration Norm Case M/s. Down Town Hospital Ltd. vs. The State of Assam & Others Court and Date Gauhati High CourtW.P.(C) No. 5237/2013Date of Judgment: 15th May 2025Hon’ble Judge: Mr. Justice Michael Zothankhuma Relevant Law Background A dispute arose when a group of hospital employees sought to raise an industrial […]

Case Dr. A. D. Maria Clete vs. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner(W.P. No. 5469 of 2021) Court and Date Madras High CourtHon’ble Mr. Justice A.D. Maria Clete(W.P. No. 5469 of 2021)Date of Judgment: 29th April 2025 Relevant Law Background The petitioner challenged a Section 7A summons issued by the EPFO requiring submission of documents related to […]

Contractor’s EPF Code Bars Principal’s Liability Case Brakes India Ltd. vs. EPFO, VelloreW.P. No. 391 of 2014 Court and Date Madras High CourtDate of Judgment: 6 February 2015Hon’ble Judge: Mr. Justice M. Duraiswamy Relevant Law Background Brakes India Ltd. engaged contractors for various services. One such contractor defaulted in remitting PF dues. Though the contractor […]

Principal Employer Not Responsible for PF Dues Without Proper Identification of Contractual Labour Case Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. v. Asstt. Provident Fund Commissioner Court and Date Chhattisgarh High CourtWPL No. 1027/2011Date of Judgment: 4th February 2025Judge: Hon’ble Mr. Rakesh Mohan Pandey, J. Relevant Law Background Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) outsourced loading/unloading of LPG cylinders […]

Cess Not Applicable on Supply Contracts – Chhattisgarh High Court Ruling Case M/s. BNC Power Projects Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. Court and Date Chhattisgarh High CourtHon’ble Mr. Sanjay K. Agrawal & Hon’ble Mr. Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal, JJ.WPC No. 4368/2021 | Date: 21 March 2025 Relevant Law Building and Other Construction […]

Case Study: Consultants Classified as Employees under EPF Act Case: Gain Financial Consultants (P) Ltd. v. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner Relevant Law: Income Tax Act (TDS u/s 192 vs 194J) and EPF Act Court: Bombay High Court Date: 14 March 2001 Background Although many companies deduct TDS under Section 194J (professional fees) for individuals who, […]