Telangana High Court
WP/30866/2024 of Ms. Beena Varghese Vs The Regional P.F. Commissioner on 8 December 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION NO: 30866 OF 2024 Between: lvls. Beena Varghese, D/o. l\/.[V. Varghese Rl/o.
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
MONDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITION NO: 30866 OF 2024
Between:
lvls. Beena Varghese, D/o. l\/.[V. Varghese Rl/o.
MHADA, Andheri (West), Mumbai 400053 Aged Business A-40'1 , Sandeep Sarovar SVP
about 42 years, Occupation.
...PETITIONER
AND
1. The_Regional P.F. Commissioner, Hyderabad, Bhavishyanidhi Bhawan, No.
3-4-7 63, Barkatpura Cha man, Hyderabad -5OO027
2. 5?*y Stock Broking Limited, Karvy Millennium, Plot No.3llp, Nanakramguda Financial District, Gachibowli Hyderabad Rangareddi TG 500032
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, direction, or more particularly in the nature of Writ of mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent No. 1 in issuing lmpugned Order dated 13 December 2023lrejecting the Petitioners claim for transfer of his Provident Fund dues to his new employer is illegal, arbitrary, and contrary to the Employees' Provident Funds Act, 1952, the Employees Provident Funds Scheme, 'I 952 and Article 'l 4 and Article 3004 of the Constitution of lndia, 1950 and consequentially the same ought to be set-aside, in the interest of justice.
lA NO: 1 OF 2024
Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the ci r umstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the lmpugned Order issued by Respondent No. '1 .
Counsel for the Petitioner: Ms. MANINI BHARATI, REPRES I NTING
SRI B. LOKESHWAR REDDY
Counsel for the Respondents: SRI S. SURENDER REDDY, S .C. FOR EPFO
The Court made the following: ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITION No.3O866 of 2024
04.12.202s
Between:
Ms.Beena Varghese
...Petitioner
AND
The Regional P.F.Commissioner, Hyderabad, Bhavishyanidhi Bhawan, No.3-4-763, Barkatpura Chaman, Hyderabad and another
...Respondents
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ORDER:
The petitioner challenges the order dated 13 December, 2023 passed by Respondent No.1 rejecting her PF transfer claims under Form- 13. She seeks a direction to transfer her PF accumulations from her previous employer, Karvy Siock Broking Limited, to her present employer
2. Heard Ms.Manini Bharati, learned counsel representing Mr.Bokarao Lokeshwar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri S.Surender Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for trPFO. perused the record.
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3. The case of the petitioner is that petitioner , Assistant General Manager of respondent No.2-Cc registered under the Employees' Provident Fund rr Provisions Act, 1952 (for short "the Act"). It is ftr she worked there from 22na August, 2Oll to 7h Mz relieved on l2rh July, 2O2L It is further stat contributions were deducted every month but werr: the employer and in fact the petitioner has not rr: for the months of April and May 2O2l till da amounts u,ere deducted from her salary, the e r failed to deposit both its own and the employe: After resigning and moving for new employmen sought to transfer his PF account and filed arr onli-.r Form (Form 13) on 1"t December,2023 and the s; on 13e December, 2023. Aggrieved by the same, h,: writ petition. uas appointed as npany, u,hich is Ld Miscellaneous 'ther stated that y,2021 and was :d that her PF not deposited bv :eived her salary
e. Although PF ployer allegedly s contributions. , the petitioner : Transfer Claim me was rejected filed the present
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner further s rbmits that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely cov:-ed by the order dated 22.08.2024 passed by this Court in W.p.N: 32OSa of 2023, wherein it was held that an employee cannot be rl ,nied trarsfer of PF accumulation merely because the previous empl ,1,er defaulted in remitting contributions. It is submitted that a similar order may be passed even in this case.
5. When the matter was taken up ror hearing, learned Standing Counsel for EPFO, for respondent No.1 placed on record instructions dated 05.12.2025 issued by the Assistant P. F.Commissioner (Legal), Employees Provident Fund Organization, wherein it is stated that Form 13 was transferred to MH/BAN/2162742/10041 for an amount of Rs.38,47,494 l- on 28.17.2025 duly taking date of exit as 31 .LO.2O2O and informed to the petitioner through Mail on 03.72.2025.
6. Considering the submissions made and in view of the instructions placed on record by the learned Standing Counsel for EPFO stating that the petitioner's Form 13 has already been processed and the Provident Fund amount of Rs.38,47,494/- has been transferred'to MH/BAN/21627421fOO41 on 28. 11.2025, and the same has been duly communicated to the petitioner on 03.12.2025, it appears that the grievance of the petitioner stands redressed. 7 . Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of, recording the fact that the Provident Fund transfer has been completed. Hou,ever, it is I I
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open to the petilioner to work. out his remedies ir. accordance with law if any further grievance persists. No order as t(, losts. Miscelianeous petitions, if any, pending in I his writ petition shal1 stand closed SD/.A,H.I ,TRUE COPY// flst) \i CTION OFFICER
1. The Regional P.F. Commissioner, Hyderabad, Bhavii{ yanidhi Bhawan, No 3- 4 -7 63, Barkatpura Cha man, Hyderabad =500027
2. One CC to SRI B. LOKESHWAR REDDY, Advocate [Ot UC]
3. One CC to SRI S. SURENDER REDDY, S.C. for EPFC' OPUCI
4. Two CD Copies ,. GOWRI SHANKAR- - FryRE_GJS-rRfrR t To MP W
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ORDER
WP.No.30866 of 2024 DISPOSING OF THE \TJ RIT PETITION . WI]'{OUT COSTS 'b I