M/s. PGT Component vs APFC Noida on 12 June 2026

**BEFORE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL CUM LABOUR COURT, DELHI**

**Item no. 03, 04**

**679(14)2008, 352(14)2009**

**M/s. PGT components Ltd. vs. APFC Noida.**

Present:

Sh. S.K. Gupta and Sh. Rajkumar, Ld. Counsels for the appellant.

Ms. Soumya, proxy counsel for the Respondent.

**Order dated- 12.06.2026**

These two files are placed before this Tribunal by the registry mentioning that an application seeking early hearing of the refund application has been filed by the Counsel for the appellant. The appellant has placed on record a judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in his favour, whereby the order passed by the Allahabad High Court setting aside the order of this Tribunal was set aside, and the parties were directed to appear before the Registrar, Allahabad High Court along with a copy of the said judgment on 09.04.2026.

The case of the appellant is that although the appeals were allowed, this Tribunal had not given any direction to refund the amount deposited by the appellant as a pre-condition for entertaining the appeal under section 7A of the **EPF & MP Act, 1952** (hereinafter referred to as the Act). According to the appellant, he had moved an application in July, 2021 itself for refund of the amount, but the said application was not pressed for about two and a half years. In the meanwhile, the Allahabad High Court, in his absence, set aside the order passed by this Tribunal. Thereafter, the appellant approached the Hon'ble Supreme Court, where the Hon'ble Court remanded back the matter to the Allahabad High Court after setting aside its order. The Ld. Counsel for the appellant has, therefore, prayed that the amount deposited be refunded to the appellant.

The proxy counsel appearing for the respondent has sought some time to file a reply to the applications, submitting that the main counsel, Ms. Santwana Aggarwal, is currently out of station.

Let both these applications be listed for hearing on 03.07.2026. A copy of this order is placed in each of the connected files.

**Sulmar Garg** (Presiding Officer)