U.P. State Road Transport Corporation v. Regional Proficent Fund Commissioner

ORDER

31.0s.2013 Issue notice. Learned counsel for the respondent accepts notice. This batch of writ petitions has been preferred by the petitioner U.P. ., oh

1.

¶2Certify that the digital and physical file have been compared and the digital data is as per the physical file and no page is missing. a State Itoad Transpoft Corporation to assail the' orders passed by the concerned Provident Fund Commissioner under Section l4-B of the Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act and the orders passed in appeal by the Employees Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal (the Appellate Tribunal) in the appeals prefered by the petitioner under Section 7-I of the Act. The details of the orders passed under Section 14-B and those passed by the Appellate Tribunal al'e as follows: AMOUNl' OF DAMAGES EPITAl' ORDER DA'IED Date.of notice RPFC OITDtrR DATED ts.09.1997 PERIOD OF DUES Rs.5,66,040/- Rs.3,86,068f

23.06.2010 664(14)2001 Novernber 1974 to February t996

23.06.2010

10.07.t997 Baraut (r3401) Rs.13,34,061/- Rs.7,06,630/- 66s(14)200 I

23.06.2010

04.09.t997. October 1972 to July 1995

20.12.1996

17.07.1997. Septenrber 1990 to February t996 Fts.12,10,9221-

23.06.2010 l l3(14)2001

11.il.1998

02.07.t999

04.09.1997. Rs.2,44,3781-RsJ9,17,2461-

20.12.1996 June 1976 to February t995

06.07,2010 March 2000 to' Novernber 2006 3853 of 20r 3 3871 of 20r3 ---i-- 3872 of 2013 3867 of 2013 3869 of 'o:[ coD UPSRTC REGION & Meet'ut

(508) AN'IOUN'T OF TNTIIITESl' U/s. No. order under 7Q No order under'7Q No order' under 7Q No order tuncler 7Q No order under 7Q I{s.7,4 1,5.t5/- (" except balance payment of August 1996 - October 1 996)

¶3I have disposed of a batch of writ petitions, which are similar to the 3875 of 20t3 38Sili 20t3 Ballia

(844) .tt present batch vicle my judgrnent dated 24.05.2013 in W.P.(C.) No' 564812010 & other connected matters.

¶4I{aving heard leamed counsel for the pafiies and perused the record, I dispose of the present batch of writ petitions in tenns of rny judginent datecl

24.05.2013 in W.P.(C.) No. 564812010 & other connected matters.

¶5Accorclingly, I direct as follows:

¶6I allow these writ petitions and quash the impugned orders passed trnder Section l4-B and appellate orders in each of these cases.'fhe rnattel is remanded back to the Assistant Provident Funcl Commissioners concetned for re-adjudication of the show cause notices issued to the petitioner uuder Sectio' 14-B of the Act. The APFC concerned shall provide to the petitioner the basis on which it propose to raise the demand under Section 14-Il and charge interest under Section 7Q. The submissions that the petitionel may advance shall also be considered and reasoned orders shall be passecl by the AppC concened dealing with the pleas of the petitioner. In ca'se the petitioner is aggrieved and prefers fuither appeals before the Appellate 'fribunal, the Appellate Tribunal shall also consider the submissions that the petitionel may advance in its appeals and pass reasoned orders aftcr duly considering the same. Needless to state that the APFC and the Appellate 'l'ributal shall be guided by the relevant rulings applicabte in the facts of cach case.

¶7fhe petitions stand disposed of in the aforesaid terms leaving the partics to bear their own costs. { I l t,7t

¶8The amount deposited by the petitioner in pursuauce of th.e ot'dels passed under Section 14-B and 7Q shall continue to remain in deposit with the respondent, and the final appropriation of the same shall abide by the fuilher orders that may be passed. MAY 31,20t3 ,.1? c,t.,l llrB*1,= ( V^* t'rl I T{ 6z,t&{ qcqYlM v

,\ $-16,17 & 19-27 &29. * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + -r + + + -r -r + I-T. + + + W.P.(C) 3853/2013 and C.M. Appln. Nos.7169-70/2013 W.P.(C) 3854/2013 and C.M. Appln. Nos.7171-7212013 W.P.(C) 3867/2013 and C.M. Appln. Nos.7199-7200/2013 W.P.(C) 3869/2013 and C.M. Appln. Nos.7206-07l2013 W.P.(C) 3870/2013 and C.M. Appln. Nos.7208-09/2013 W.P.(C) 3871/2013 and C.M. Appln. Nos.7210-11/2013 W.P.(C) 387212013 and C.M. Appln. Nos.7212-1312013 W.P.(C) 3874/2013 and C.M. Appln. Nos.7216-1712013 W.P.(C) 3875/2013 and C.M. Appln. Nos.7218-19/2013 W.P.(C) 387712013 and C.M. Appln. Nos. 7220-2112013 W.P.(C) 3879/2013 and C.M. Appln. Nos. 7223-2412013 W.P.(-C) 3883/2013 and C.M. Appln. Nos.7227-28l2013 IJ.P. STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION..... PEtitiONET Through: Ms. Garima Parshad, Ms. Arpan Wadhawan & iW. Prem Anand, Advocates. VETSUS REGIONAL PROVIDENT FLrND COMMIS SIONER..... Respondent Through: Mr. Sibo Shankar Mishra & Mr. M.K. PandeY, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPIN SANGHI