IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH WRIT PETITION NO. 6617 OF 2023 (L-PF)

BETWEEN:

1. THE REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER BHAVISHYANIDHI BHAVAN, NO.13, RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 025.

Dig itally …PETITIONER signed by SREEDHARAN (BY SRI. SHWETHA ANAND, ADVOCATE)

BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High AND:

Court of Karnataka

1. M/S CANBANK FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD., SRI UDAY SHANBHAG, REPRESENTED BY GROUP EXECUTIVE, NO.14, NAVEEN COMPLEX, 6^TH FLOOR, M.G.ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 001.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. K VIJENDRA, ADVOCATE)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT QUASHING THE PORTION OF THE IMPUGNED ORDER OF THE HON’BLE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL-CUM-LABOUR COURT DATED 7^TH DECEMBER 2020 PASSED IN APPEAL No. 543/2017 THEREBY MODIFYING THE ORDER DATED 12.12.2002 ON THE FILE No. KN/PF/RO/BNG/PD/1410/13181/02-03 AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THE