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Employee Provident Fund — Landmark Judgments
Updated 19 Oct 2026
Landmark Judgments
Regional Provident Fund Commissioner (II), West Bengal v. Vivekananda Vidyamandir, Civil Appeal No. 6221 of 2011 and connected matters (28 February 2019)
2019Applying the 1952 EPF Act, the Supreme Court upheld findings that the disputed allowances were ordinary wages disguised to avoid contributions. The employers had not demonstrated…
Horticulture Experiment Station, Gonikoppal, Coorg v. Regional Provident Fund Organization, Civil Appeal No. 2136 of 2012 and connected appeals (23 February 2022)
2022The Court held that default or delay in an employer’s EPF contributions is the necessary condition for damages under section 14B of the 1952 Act. Proof of a guilty intention was…
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation v. Sunil Kumar B., Civil Appeal Nos. 8143–8144 of 2022 and connected matters (4 November 2022)
2022The Court substantially upheld the 2014 pension-scheme amendment with qualifications and differentiated eligibility by membership, retirement date and exercise of options.…