order for recovery
of damages in the proceedings initiated under Section 14B of the
Act 1952.
3. The undisputed facts culled out from the record ... office of EPF. Thereafter, the
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authorities issued a notice under Section 14B of the Act 1952 to
charge damages for the delayed payment
terms of order dated 27.3.2007 passed
under Section 14B read with Section 7Q of the Act.
9. It appears that during the pendency ... fund etc., the competent authority passed orders
under Sections 7A , 7Q and 14B of the Act and held it liable
to pay total
either under Section 7A , or Section 7B , or Section 7C , or Section 14B of the PF Act. The Tribunal entertained the appeal and while upholding ... APFC also submitted that the power to levy damages flowed from Section 14B of the PF Act r/w Para 32A of the Employers
cannot be stayed, in view of the amendment in Section 14B of the EPF Act, vide Act 33 of 1988 with effect from 1.9.1991, dealing ... matter of challenge in the Special Civil Application, is one under Section 14B of the Employees' Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (hereinafter
RPFC i.e. the respondent
arrayed to the present petition under Section 14B & 7Q of the
Employee's Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions ... impugned order dated 30.09.2009 of the respondent
No.2 under Section 14B of the 'Act', it was ordered that the
petitioner/employer
Fund Commissioner (hereinafter, "RPFC"), is a
composite order under Sections 14B and 7Q of the EPF Act.
3. The brief background to this ... dated 23rd May, 2019, proceedings were initiated against the
Petitioner under Sections 14B and 7Q of the EPF Act. The said show-cause
shall be without
prejudice to any demand raised under section 14B
of EPF & MP Act, 1952.
This order is without prejudice to any other ... establishment was asked to show cause as to
why damages under Section 14B and interest under Section 7Q ought not to
be imposed. Hearings were
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thousand six hundred and sixty nine) under Sections 14B and 7Q of the
EPF Act was cumulatively levied on the petitioner ... interest and damages for the belated remittance under Section 7Q
and 14B of the EPF Act for the period March 1997 to February
DAMAGES OF
ORDER TRIBUNA LEVIED INTEREST
& DATED L U/ S.14B LEVIED
U/ S.7Q
(CODE) ORDER
DATED
6675 of Agra January ... Employees Provident Fund
Scheme, 1952 (the Scheme). Section 14B and Para 32-A are relevant and
read as follows:
"14B. Power to recover damages
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thousand nine hundred and fifty three) under Section 14B of the EPF
Act along with ... well as interest was
arrived at and calculated. The damages under Section 14B of the EPF
Act, inherently contains the amount of loss of interest
