Can PF Contributions Be Excluded from Allowances in Minimum Wages? Insights from P&H High Court Decision

pbskumar2006
[PURPLE]PF CONTRIBUTIONS NOT ATTRACTED ON ALLOWANCES EVEN WHEN PART OF MINIMUM WAGES: P&H - HIGH COURT[/PURPLE]

In a writ petition No. 15443/2009 between APFC vs. G4 Security, the Punjab & Haryana High Court held on 1st February 2011 that the minimum wages can be bifurcated into allowances and the Provident Funds contributions will not be attracted on allowances. The judgment will be published in the next issue of the Labour Law Reporter.

For information to all, if anyone obtained the above notification, please supply.

Regards,
PBS KUMAR
rlpandey
Please provide the judgment copy to understand the full text of the opinion formed by the Hon'ble P&H High Court regarding the non-attraction of PF on allowances.
hr.adminaffairs
Please provide detailed judgment so that we may be able to understand the bifurcation of the minimum wages.

Regards,
Karamjit Singh
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nayagam.sp
I need to validate with the judgment copy. Can you please share it with us once you receive this? Also, please explain the financial implications on the employer/employee from the government's perspective.

Thank you.

Nayagam
Tirlok Dhir
Enclosed is the latest judgment of the Supreme Court regarding EPF contributions on allowances. FYIP...

SUPREME COURT ON EPF CONTRIBUTIONS ON ALLOWANCES

It may be recollected that in a Review Petition by Surya Roshni Limited vs. Employees' Provident Fund and Another, 2012 LLR 42, the Division Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court held that Section 2(b) and 6 of the Employees' Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act define basic wages. HRA, overtime allowance, bonus, commission, or any other similar allowance are not covered in the definition of basic wages. However, when special allowance, dearness allowance, conveyance allowance, and other allowances are paid universally to all employees, they would be treated as part and parcel of basic wages.

A special leave petition to appeal was filed and came up for hearing on 13.7.2012, in which the following order was passed:

ITEM NO.MM-128 COURT NO.12 SECTION XV

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

I.A. NOS.4-5 in

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No(s).8781-8782/2012

(From the judgment and order dated 24-3-2011 in WPC No.1891/2011 and dated 22-11-2011 in RP No.117/2011 of the High Court of M.P. at Gwalior)

SURYA ROSHNI LTD. Petitioner(s)

versus

EMP. PROVIDENT FUND & ANR. Respondent(s)
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