Supreme Court of India

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

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Reported as [2020] 1 S.C.R. 728
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 h as failed to make out a case of exclusion from the applicabili ty 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 benefi t of Provident Fund under the PF Trust Regulations or under the EPF Act.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provis ions Act, 1952 – Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952 – enefits 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 – ppellant- Company framed and notified the Pawan Hans Employees Provident Fund Trust Regulations for giving provident fund benefits to a ll its regular employees – The members of the Respondent-Trade Union made several representations to extend the benefit of t he PF Trust Regulations since they were

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