Late Deposit of P.F. and Damages: High Court Judgment Analysis

No damages for late deposit of P.F. when P.F. dept. committed delays in allowing P.F. code number to the employer.

Held: Levy of damages for the late deposit of provident fund contributions by an employer will amount to high-handedness and malfeasance since the employer has been persistently seeking the allotment of a code number from the Commissioner for depositing contributions. The delay has been due to the Provident Fund Authorities, so they could not levy damages for the lapses on their part.

Reference: Poona Shims Pvt. Ltd. vs B.P Ramaiah, Regional Provident Fund Commissioner and Anr. 2007 LLR 488 Bombay High Court.

Hi Arun,

Loads of thanks to you for a prompt response. I will try for the said judgment. If you happen to retrieve the same, please send it at the earliest.

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Hi, can you please provide a copy of this judgment: Poona Shims Pvt. Ltd. vs B.P Ramaiah, Regional Provident Fund Commissioner and Anr. 2007 LLR 488 Bombay High Court. Thank you.