CGIT 1 Delhi EPF Matter Order dated 03.06.2026 passed in Appeal No. D-1/16/2026 M/s Municipal Corporation of Delhi vs APFC on 3 June 2026

BEFORE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL CUM LABOUR COURT, DELHI-I

D-1/16/2026 M/s Municipal Corporation of Delhi vs. APFC, RO Delhi (North).

Present: Sh. Shikhar Rusia, counsel for the

Appellant.

Sh. Kaushik Kumar Dey, counsel & Sh. A.S. Negi, A/R for the Respondent.

Order Dated-03.06.2026

The appellant has filed the present appeal challenging the orders dated 06.01.2026 passed under section 14B and 7-Q of the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (hereinafter referred to as the “EPF Act”) passed by the respondent whereby he had imposed damages of Rs.8,36,439/- under section 14B of the EPF Act and further imposed the interest amount of Rs.5,57,200/- upon the appellant.

As reported by the office, the appeal is not in time. An application has been filed by the appellant seeking condonation of delay in filing of the present appeal.

Sh. Kaushik Kumar Dey, learned counsel for the respondent accepts notice on behalf of the respondent. Respondent is directed to file the reply to the application for condonation of delay as well as to the main appeal on 18.08.2026.

In the meantime, the respondent shall not take any coercive steps to recover the amounts under the impugned orders passed by the respondent in this case. Sd/- (Ajay Kumar Jain) Presiding Officer