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HARSH BUNGER
Hotel Vikrant – Appellant
Versus
Presiding Officer, Employees Provident Fund – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Mr. Harsh Bunger, J. (Oral)
Petitioner (M/s Hotel Vikrant) has filed the instant writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the order dated 17.06.2005 (Annexure P-5) passed by the Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (in short 'the APFC') under Section 7(a) of the Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952 (in short 'the 1952 Act').
Petitioner further seeks quashing of order dated 06.01.2011 (Annexure P-7) passed by the Employees' Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal (in short 'the Appellate Tribunal'); whereby the appeal filed by the petitioner against order dated 17.06.2005 (Annexure P-5) was dismissed.
2. Briefly, the Area Enforcement Officer from the Office of Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Karnal visited the premises of the petitioner on 20.01.1999 and he found that 20 employees were working in the petitioner-establishment. Accordingly, the Area Enforcement Officer made a list of the employees, who were found working at the spot in the petitioner's premises and the said list was got signed from the Manager of the petitioner-establishment. Thereupon, the Area Enforc
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The court emphasized that review applications under the Act must afford an opportunity for hearing to the aggrieved party, reinforcing principles of natural justice.
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