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Employees of a liquidated company can file their claim for provident fund, duly attested by any of the following authorized persons: ♦ Member of Parliament; ♦ Member of Legislative Assembly; ♦ Magistrate; ♦ A Gazetted Officer; ♦ Sarpanch of the Village; Full Article

The parties cannot be deprived of their rights to challenge the award on the ground that there is a delay of 2 years and four months and the Award as declared after such a long period, in our view, can be challenged under Section 34 of the Act. The party cannot be remedy-less. Even under Section 16, the objection even if decided, can be re-agitated under Section 34 of the Act. There is no such scheme for the delayed action of the Arbitrator. Considering the aforesaid asp.. Full Article

Trade Mark registration is quasi-judicial process and tends to be time consuming as it involves various steps, inter-alia, examination, publication and disposal of opposition. Sharp increase in the applications filed in the recent years and shortfall in manpower are the other reasons for delay. Full Article

it has been decided by Hqrs Office that for the Contribution Period Ending March 2012 also employers are not required to submit the hard or soft copies of Return of Contributions. The copy of the letter no 67/Dir/Misc/SPOC-REV dated 8/11/2011 is also being attached for necessary action. Full Article

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of M/s DSR Steel Ltd against the order of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity allowing revising of tariff for industries and others under an incentive scheme. The Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd of Jaipur, Jodhpur and Ajmer had applied for revision of tariff from the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission. Objections of several industries and some hundred individuals were heard before allowing the revision. The industries argued tha.. Full Article

Insurers are aware that the Insurance Information Bureau (IIB) which acts as insurance data repository of the Authority has been engaged in collecting, collating and compiling inter alia motor insurance data which are useful to the stakeholders. Full Article

Due date for payment of Provident Fund contributions is 15 days from the end of month in which wages are paid (plus grace period of 5 days). Thus, if wages pertaining to April' 2012 is paid on, say, 7th May' 2012, due date for payment of Provident Fund contribution is 20th June' 2012 [i.e. 15th June' 2012 as increased by grace period of 5 days]. Full Article

In view of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Videocon Industries Ltd. v. Union of India this Court would not have jurisdiction to entertain the present challenge to the impugned Award by way of a petition under Section 34 of the Act. In this view of the matter, the preliminary objection of the Respondent to the maintainability of the present petition under Section 34 of the Act requires to be upheld. This will not preclude, of course, the Petitioner from seeking other.. Full Article