Central Government Industrial Tribunal
Order dated 28.05.2025 passed by Ld. P.O. CGIT1 &2 Delhi in r/o matter listed in special campaign on 28 May 2025
**BEFORE PRESIDING OFFICER CGIT CUM LABOUR
COURT-I & II DELHI
ROOM NO. 208, ROUSE AVENUE DISTRICT COURT
COMPLEX, NEW DELHI-110002**
**Order Dated-28.03.2025**
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<th>S.No.</th>
<th>Appeal no.</th>
<th>Name of Appellant and the counsel/AR</th>
<th>Name of Respondent and the counsel/AR</th>
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<td>1</td>
<td>D-2/10/2020</td>
<td>M/s. Navigant Technologies Pvt. Ltd.</td>
<td>APFC, Gurugram(East)</td>
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<td>2</td>
<td>D-2/25/2021</td>
<td>M/s. Natwest Digital Services India Pvt. Ltd.</td>
<td>RPFC, Gurugram</td>
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<td>3</td>
<td>D-2/26/2021</td>
<td>M/s. Convergys India Services pvt. Ltd.;</td>
<td>RPFC, Gurugram</td>
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<td>4</td>
<td>D-2/27/2021</td>
<td>M/s DLF Golf Resorts LTD. DLF</td>
<td>RPFC – Gurugram (East)</td>
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<td>5</td>
<td>D-2/31/2021</td>
<td>M/s A2Z Infra services Ltd.</td>
<td>RPFC-I, , Gurugram East,</td>
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<td>6</td>
<td>D-2/09/2022</td>
<td>M/s Xcelserv Solution Pvt. Ltd.</td>
<td>RPFC, Gurugram</td>
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<td>7</td>
<td>D-2/27/2022</td>
<td>M/s IL & FS Engineering & Construction Company Ltd.</td>
<td>RPFC , Gurugram</td>
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<td>8</td>
<td>D-2/29/2022</td>
<td>M/s IL & FS Engineering & Construction Company Ltd.</td>
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<td>9</td>
<td>D-2/33/2022</td>
<td>OYO Hotels & Homes Pvt. Ltd.,</td>
<td>RPFC, Gurgaon</td>
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<td>10</td>
<td>D-2/36/2022</td>
<td>M/s IPSAA Holding Pvt. Ltd.,</td>
<td>RPFC, Gurgaon, (East)</td>
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<td>11</td>
<td>D-2/09/2023</td>
<td>M/s. Oravel Stays Limited;</td>
<td>RPFC, Gurugram East</td>
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<td>12</td>
<td>D-2/01/2024</td>
<td>M/s. Teleperformance Global Services Pvt. Ltd.</td>
<td>RPFC, Gurugram East</td>
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<td>13</td>
<td>D-2/04/2024</td>
<td>M/s. E Meditek Insurance Ltd.;</td>
<td>RPFC, Gurugram</td>
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<td>14</td>
<td>D-2/13/2024</td>
<td>M/s. I.I. Inspection & Export Pvt. Ltd.;</td>
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<td>15</td>
<td>D-2/14/2024</td>
<td>M/s. Knit Craft Apparels International Pvt. Ltd.;</td>
<td>RPFC-Gurugram East</td>
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<td>16</td>
<td>D-2/17/2024</td>
<td>M/s. BSC-C & C 'JV',</td>
<td>RPFC-Gurugram</td>
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<td>17</td>
<td>D-2/19/2024</td>
<td>M/s. ATC Tower Company India Pvt. Ltd.;</td>
<td>RPFC, Gurugram East</td>
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<td>18</td>
<td>D-2/24/2024</td>
<td>M/s. Balaji Associates (regd.)</td>
<td>APFC, Faridabad</td>
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<td>19</td>
<td>D-2/32/2024</td>
<td>M/s. Akasva Infrastructure Pvt. Limited;</td>
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<td>20</td>
<td>D-2/33/2024</td>
<td>M/s. Huawei Telecommunications (India) Co. Pvt. Ltd.;</td>
<td>RPFC Gurugram</td>
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<td>21</td>
<td>D-2/34/2024</td>
<td>M/s. Rangi International Pvt. Limited;</td>
<td>RPFC, Gurgaon, East</td>
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<td>22</td>
<td>D-1/10/2024</td>
<td>M/s. Parasvnath Developers Ltd.;</td>
<td>APFC, Delhi Central</td>
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<td>23</td>
<td>D-1/31/2024</td>
<td>M/s A S Construction</td>
<td>APFC/ RPFC, Delhi East</td>
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<td>24</td>
<td>D-1/46/2024</td>
<td>M/s. Competent Human Resource & Allied Services Pvt. Ltd.</td>
<td>APFC/ RPFC, Delhi Central</td>
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<td>25</td>
<td>D-1/71/2024</td>
<td>M/s. MI2C Security and Facilities Private Ltd.</td>
<td>APFC/ RPFC, Delhi North</td>
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<td>26</td>
<td>D-1/04/2024</td>
<td>M/s.G.K. Motel Pvt. Ltd</td>
<td>RPFC/ APFC, Delhi South</td>
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**Present-**
**For appellant:** Sh. Amit Banshal, Sh. Sanjay Kumar, Sh. Suraj, proxy for Sh. Saumitra Singhal, Sh. K.K. Pandey, Sh. S.K. Gupta, Ms. Dhristi Mehta, Sh. Tapomaya Ghose, Sh. B. Panda, & Sh. Jeevan, **Ld. counsels.**
**For Respondent:**
Sh. S.N. Mahanta, Sh. Chakradhar Panda, Sh. B.B. Pradhan, Sh. Tejasvi Goel, Sh. Rahul Kumar Verma, Sh. Kanhaiya Singhal, & Sh. Ajay Kumar, **Ld. counsels.**
**Officer of the respondent department-** Sh. Brijesh Kumar Mishra, Sh. Birendra Kumar, Sh. Mohit Kumar Shekhar, Sh. Samir Kumar, Sh. Vijay Gautam, Sh. Joginder Kumar, Sh. Sudhir Batra, Sh. Shri Kant G. Phulpagar; Sh. Sunil Ranjan, Sh. Lalit Kumar, Sh. Anil Kumar Antil, Sh. Pushpender Pal, Sh. Vinod Kumar,
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1. 1. These above said officers have been called by this tribunal to give explanation as to why they have not consulted the undersigned in spite of giving direction issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment through Under Secretary Sh. Dhananjay Sharma for taking up the cases in the special campaign for disposal of the appeals filed against the order passed u/s **14B of the EPF & MP Act, 1952.**
2. 2. It is also important to mention here that the special campaign scheme had been launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment for settling the Industrial dispute as well as Provident Fund appeals pending before this tribunal. Provident Fund appeal has been taken only for the cases filed against the order passed by the respondent u/s **14B of the EPF & MP Act, 1952** as amount involved pertains to damages which is used to be deposited with the respondent department 
as penalty without incurring and depositing in the account of EPF subscribers.
1. 3. Submission of the all the Regional Provident Fund Commissioners is that they have written to their respective Zonal Offices regarding the meeting called by this tribunal on 08.01.2025. Since, the reply has not been received, they have stated before this tribunal on 5<sup>th</sup> and 7<sup>th</sup> March, 2025 respectively that they have no instruction. In this background, all the special campaign launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment had been derailed.
2. 4. It is also important to mention here that all the RPFC officers has not adhered to inform the tribunal about the communication/information regarding the non-receipt of any instructions from the zonal office either on 17.01.2025 as stated by under signed in the meeting or on any other date. Subsequently, despite of being informed about the special campaign, no information is provided to this tribunal by the concerned officers.
3. 5. It is also important to mention here that the decision making authority of the EPFO is vested in the Central Board of Trustees. Hon'ble Minister of Labour and Employment is the Chairman of CBT. Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment is the ex-officio Secretary of the CBT and Central PF Commissioner is the Chief Executive Officer of the CBT.
4. 6. In these circumstances, a copy of this order be sent to the Central Provident Fund Commissioner with the request to place the proposal for reducing the damages to the Central Board of Trustees considering spirit of the meeting conducted on 19.12.2024 in the Ministry of Labour & Employment under the chairmanship of Dr. Manshukh Mandaviya Hon'ble Cabinet Minister so that the speedy disposal of the appeal u/s 14B be made. Decision be taken as earliest for reducing the pendency of the appeals.
5. 7. Further the next date of hearing in the above listed matter is as follows; <table border="1"><thead><tr><th>S.No.</th><th>Appeal no.</th><th>Name of Appellant and the counsel/AR</th><th>Name of Respondent and the counsel/AR</th><th>Next Date of hearing</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>D-2/19/2020</td><td>M/s. Navigant Technologies Pvt. Ltd.</td><td>APFC, Gurugram(East)</td><td>06.05.2025</td></tr></tbody></table>

<tr> <td>2</td> <td>D-2/25/2021</td> <td>M/s. Natwest Digital Services India Pvt. Ltd.</td> <td>RPFC, Gurugram</td> <td>06.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>D-2/26/2021</td> <td>M/s. Convergys India Services pvt. Ltd.;</td> <td>RPFC, Gurugram</td> <td>06.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>D-2/27/2021</td> <td>M/s DLF Golf Resorts LTD. DLF</td> <td>RPFC – Gurugram (East)</td> <td>07.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>D-2/31/2021</td> <td>M/s A2Z Infra services Ltd.</td> <td>RPFC-I, , Gurugram East,</td> <td>07.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>D-2/09/2022</td> <td>M/s Xcelserv Solution Pvt. Ltd.</td> <td>RPFC, Gurugram</td> <td>07.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>D-2/27/2022</td> <td>M/s IL & FS Engineering & Construction Company Ltd.</td> <td>RPFC , Gurugram</td> <td>08.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>D-2/29/2022</td> <td>M/s IL & FS Engineering & Construction Company Ltd.</td>
<td>08.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>D-2/33/2022</td> <td>OYO Hotels & Homes Pvt. Ltd.,</td> <td>RPFC, Gurgaon</td> <td>08.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>D-2/36/2022</td> <td>M/s IPSAA Holding Pvt. Ltd.,</td> <td>RPFC, Gurgaon, (East)</td> <td>13.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>D-2/09/2023</td> <td>M/s. Oravel Stays Limited;</td> <td>RPFC, Gurugram East</td> <td>13.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>D-2/01/2024</td> <td>M/s. Teleperformance Global Services Pvt. Ltd.</td> <td>RPFC, Gurugram East</td> <td>13.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>D-2/04/2024</td> <td>M/s. E Meditek Insurance Ltd.;</td> <td>RPFC, Gurugram</td>
</tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>D-2/13/2024</td> <td>M/s. I.I. Inspection & Export Pvt. Ltd.;</td>
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<tr> <td>15</td> <td>D-2/14/2024</td> <td>M/s. Knit Craft<br/>Apparels<br/>International Pvt.<br/>Ltd.;</td> <td>RPFC-Gurugram<br/>East</td> <td>14.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>D-2/17/2024</td> <td>M/s. BSC-C & C 'JV',<br/>M/s. ATC Tower<br/>Company India Pvt.<br/>Ltd.;</td> <td>RPFC-Gurugram</td> <td>15.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>D-2/19/2024</td> <td>M/s. Balaji<br/>Associates (regd.)</td> <td>RPFC, Gurugram<br/>East</td> <td>15.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>D-2/24/2024</td> <td>M/s. Akasva<br/>Infrastructure Pvt.<br/>Limited;</td> <td>APFC, Faridabad</td> <td>15.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>D-2/32/2024</td> <td>M/s. Huawei<br/>Telecommunications<br/>(India) Co. Pvt. Ltd.;</td>
<td>19.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>D-2/33/2024</td> <td>M/s. Rangi<br/>International Pvt.<br/>Limited;</td> <td>RPFC Gurugram</td> <td>19.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>D-2/34/2024</td> <td>M/s. Parasvnath<br/>Developers Ltd.;</td> <td>RPFC, Gurgaon,<br/>East</td> <td>19.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>D-1/10/2024</td> <td>M/s A S<br/>Construction</td> <td>APFC, Delhi<br/>Central</td> <td>19.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>D-1/31/2024</td> <td>M/s. Competent<br/>Human Resource &<br/>Allied Services Pvt.<br/>Ltd.</td> <td>APFC/ RPFC, Delhi<br/>East</td> <td>20.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>D-1/46/2024</td> <td>M/s. MI2C<br/>Security and<br/>Facilities Private<br/>Ltd.</td> <td>APFC/ RPFC, Delhi<br/>Central</td> <td>20.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>D-1/71/2024</td> <td>M/s.G.K. Motel Pvt.<br/>Ltd</td> <td>APFC/ RPFC,<br/>Delhi North</td> <td>20.05.2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>D-1/04/2024</td> <td></td> <td>RPFC/ APFC,<br/>Delhi South</td> <td>20.05.2025</td> </tr> </table>

Atul Kumar Garg (Presiding Officer)
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