Without inquiry u/s 7A dues under EPF Act cannot be determined: Bombay HC

Edunetwork Private Limited Vs Regional Provident Fund (Bombay High Court)

Bombay High Court recently addressed a case involving Edunetwork Private Limited, which faced charges under Sections 406, 409, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, as well as Section 14 of the Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (EPF Act). The company had deducted Rs. 37,23,451 as EPF subscriptions from its employees’ salaries between September 2017 and February 2018 but failed to deposit this amount into the relevant EPF account. After a visit by a Provident Fund Offic

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