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In view of the
principles reiterated by several judgments distinguishing
the difference between criminal liability and the civil
liability for violation of statutory obligation and the
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W.P(MD)No.19953 of 2022
judgment in Horticulture Experiment
Station ,Gonikoppal, Coorg v. Regional Provident Fund
Organization, (2022) 4 SCC 516, we are bound to hold
that mens rea or actus reus is not an essential
requirement or sine quo non for levying penalty under
Section 14-B of the Act.”
Article 226 in Constitution of India [Constitution]
Section 7 in Employees Provident Funds Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 [Entire Act]
Union Of India & Ors vs M/S. Dharamendra Textile Processors ... on 29 September, 2008
19.Taking note of the three-Judge Bench judgment
of this Court in Union of India Vs Dharmendra Textile
Processors, which is indeed binding on us, we are of the
considered view that any default or delay in the payment
of EPF contribution by the employer under the Act is a
sine qua non for imposition of levy of damages under
Section 14-B of the 1952 Act and mens rea or actus reus
is not an essential element for imposing penalty /
damages for breach of civil obligations / liabilities.”
Employees Provident Funds Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
The Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 1952
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