Supreme Court of India

M/s. Pawan Hans Limited & Ors. v. Aviation Karmachari Sanghatana & Ors.

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Bench Uday Umesh Lalit and Indu Malhotra JJ.
Decided 17 January 2020

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the Company has failed to make out a case of exclusion from the applicability of the provisions of the EPF Act. 6.3 The next issue which arises for consideration is whether the members of the Respondent-Trade Union are entitled to the benefit of Provident Fund under the PF Trust Regulations or under the EPF Act.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 – Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952 – Benefits under the Pawan Hans Employees provident Fund Trust Regulations or under the EPF Act, 1952 and EPF Scheme, 1952 of contractual employees of the Appellant-Company – Entitlement to – Appellant- Company framed and notified the Pawan Hans Employees Provident Fund Trust Regulations for giving provident fund benefits to all its regular employees – The members of the Respondent-Trade Union made several representations to extend the benefit of the PF Trust Regulations since they were…

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