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Employees' Provident Funds Act, 1952

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Most. Anita DeviversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Anita Devi filed a writ petition seeking the family pension ordered by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation and a compensation of Rs.4 lakh under the National Disaster Programme after her husband's death. The State contended that her husband was not a direct employee of South Bihar Power …

SHINGAR LIMITEDversusEMPLOYEE PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION

56-DISPOSED AT ADMISSION STAGE

Shingar Limited filed a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking a stay of recovery proceedings initiated by the Employee Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) following a Section 7A order dated 16‑01‑2026. The petition argued that the appeal against that order is pending before the …

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYversusTHE STATE OF JHARKHAND & ORS.

2019 INSC 18Dismissed

The Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) appealed against the State of Jharkhand and other respondents after a teacher who retired in 2001 claimed gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The High Court had upheld the gratuity award, and BIT challenged the applicability of the Act to …

SANGAM SPINNERSversusREGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER-I

2007 INSC 1223

Sangam Spinners set up a factory on 1 September 1995 and claimed exemption from the Employees Provident Funds Act, 1952 under clause (d) of Section 16(1), which provided a three‑year infancy protection. In 1998, the clause was omitted by amendment Act No. 10 of 1998 with retrospective effect from 22 …

AHMEDABAD PVT. PRIMARY TEACHERS' ASSOCIATIONversusADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND ORS.

2004 INSC 32Dismissed

A teacher employed by a municipal school sought gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, but the Gujarat High Court held that teachers are not "employees" within the meaning of section 2(e) and dismissed the claim. The Ahmedabad Private Primary Teachers' Association appealed, arguing that …