Cgit-1 Delhi order dated 15.04.2026 D-1/11/2026 M/s Escorts Kubota Ltd vs RPFC on 15 April 2026

BEFORE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL CUM

LABOUR COURT, DELHI

D-1/11/2026 M/s Escorts Kubota Ltd. vs. RPFC, Delhi Central.

Present: Sh. Kumar Mihir, Ld. counsel for the Appellant.

Sh. B.B. Pradhan, Ld. counsel for the Respondent.

Order Dated-15.04.2026

The appellant has filed the present appeal challenging the orders dated 10.02.2026 passed under section 14-B and 7-Q of the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) passed by the respondent whereby he had imposed damages of Rs.17,62,366/- under section 14-B of the Act and further imposed the interest amount of Rs.40,73,158/- upon the appellant.

As reported by the office, the appeal is within time. An application under rule 21 of the Tribunal Procedure Rules, 1997 seeking stay of the operation of the impugned order has been filed by the appellant.

Sh. B.B. Pradhan, learned counsel for the respondent accepts notice on behalf of the respondent. Respondent is directed to file the reply to the stay application and to the main appeal on 17.09.2026.

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