EPF will be applicable even when wages are paid to employee via contractor

M/S Express Publications (Madurai) Private Limited Vs Union of India (Karnataka High Court)

Karnataka High Court held that any person who is paid wages by the employer would become an employee under the EPF Act whether the said payment is done directly or through a contractor and accordingly EPF would be applicable.

Facts-

The Petitioner filed a petition under Section 26-B of the Employee Provident Fund Scheme, 1952 to determine the issu

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