Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952

The Supreme Court examined contempt petitions filed by Writers & Publishers Ltd. (WPL) alleging non‑compliance of its own order dated 17 May 2018, which directed a full refund of WPL’s investment in the failed revival of the multi‑state cooperative society Super Bazar along with 6% interest. The Court held that the ord…

The Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad (Vikas Parishad), a statutory housing corporation, sought to replace its contributory provident fund with a pension/family pension and gratuity scheme for its employees. After receiving conditional approval from the State Government in 1996, the State later withdrew its permis…

The appellant, Horticulture Experiment Station Gonikoppal, failed to deposit EPF contributions for the period 1975‑1988 and was assessed damages under Section 14B of the Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. The appellant argued that mens rea or actus reus should be required before imposing suc…

The proprietor of Akash Traders filed a criminal complaint against the Managing Director of Britannia Industries Ltd, alleging criminal breach of trust under Section 406 IPC for demand drafts issued for undelivered goods. The company itself was not impleaded, and the appellant was initially discharged by the magistrate…

Shiv Kumar Joshi, a member of the Employees' Provident Fund Scheme, complained before the District Consumer Forum that the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner delayed payment of his provident fund, alleging deficiency in service. The Commissioner appealed, arguing that the scheme was not a "service" under the Consumer…

The petitioners, dependents of a deceased SAIL employee, applied for a compassionate appointment after the employee's death, but SAIL declined, citing a Family Benefit Scheme introduced under the 1989 NJSC Tripartite Agreement that required the family to deposit provident fund and gratuity amounts in exchange for a mon…