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HARSH BUNGER
Consumer Electronics (Punjab) Ltd – Appellant
Versus
Presiding Officer, Employees Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Mr. Harsh Bunger, J.
Petitioner [M/s Consumer Electronic (Punjab) Ltd.] has filed the instant Civil Writ Petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the order dated 04.05.2016 (Annexure P-5), passed by Employees Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal.
2. Briefly, petitioner-M/s Consumer Electronic (Punjab) Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as 'petitioner-Company') applied to the Authorities under the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (hereinafter referred to as 1952 Act') seeking voluntary coverage of their company/establishment with effect from 01.05.1999. It appears that the petitioner-Company was allocated EPF Code PB/CHD/20801 with effect from 01.05.1999 under Section 1 (4) of 1952 Act, however, since the Competent Authority for issuance of Notification for Voluntary Coverage under Section 1 (4) of 1952 Act was Central Provident Fund Commissioner, New Delhi, accordingly, necessary documents were forwarded to the said authority and the proposal for issuance of voluntary coverage qua petitioner-Company was duly published in the Gazette of India, vide Notification dated 27.04.200
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