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Case Campari Exports Pvt. Ltd. v. Presiding Officer, Industrial-cum-Labour Court-II, Gurgaon & Anr.CWP No. 20464/2018 (O&M) Court and Date Punjab and Haryana High CourtBench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Harsimran Singh SethiDecision: 14 July 2025 Relevant Law Background Phool Chand Mishra, employed as a Production Manager at Campari Exports Pvt. Ltd., earning ₹70,000 per month, alleged that […]
Case Regional Provident Fund Commissioner v. M/s Pal’s Continental Exports (P) Ltd.Civil Appeal No. 7345 of 2000 Court and Date Supreme Court of IndiaBench: Dr. Arijit Pasayat, J.; Lokeshwar Singh Panta, J.Decision: 7 March 2007 Relevant Law Background Legal Issue Whether the respondent-company was a “department or branch” of the proprietorship (thereby liable to be […]
Case C.E.S.C. Limited & Ors. v. Subhash Chandra Bose & Ors.Civil Appeal Nos. 3197–98 of 1988 Court and Date Supreme Court of India — Decided on 15 November 1991Coram: Ranganath Misra, C.J.; M.M. Punchhi & K. Ramaswamy, JJ. Relevant Law Background CESC engaged electrical contractors to excavate, convert overhead lines, lay underground cables, and maintain […]
Case: M/s. Prima Beverages Private Ltd. vs. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner-II (C&R) and OthersWP (C) No. 35307 of 2024 Court and Date: Kerala High CourtDecided on: 16 January 2025Hon’ble Judge: Mr. Justice Murali Purushothaman Relevant Law: Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 – Section 7AThis section empowers the Provident Fund authorities to determine […]
Case: Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) vs. M/s. Treads Direct Limited and AnotherW.P. (C) No. 29145 of 2014 Court and Date: Kerala High CourtDecided on: 5 June 2025Hon’ble Judge: Mr. Justice S. Manu Relevant Law: Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 Background: The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) initiated an enquiry under Section […]
Case: M/s. Bectors Food Specialities vs. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner & Anr.Cr. MMO No. 498/2018 Court and Date: Himachal Pradesh High CourtDecided on: 23 June 2025Hon’ble Judge: Mr. Justice Rakesh Kainthla Relevant Law: Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952 Background: The Provident Fund Inspector filed a criminal complaint against M/s. Bectors Food Specialities Limited and its […]
Case: Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) vs. Minaxi Textiles LimitedR/FA No. 4970 of 2007 Court and Date: Gujarat High CourtDecided on: 13 June 2025Hon’ble Judge: Mr. Justice Hemant M. Prachchhak Relevant Law: Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 – Section 2(12)Defines a “factory” as premises where ten or more persons are employed, and a manufacturing process […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]