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Provident Fund Dues: Can Contractors with Independent Codes Leave Principal Employers Off the Hook?


Provident Fund dues of contractor with independent code can’t be recovered from principal employer.
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Dear all,

Attached, please find the judgment of the Madras High Court, where the court has held that Provident Fund dues of a contractor with an independent code cannot be recovered from the principal employer.

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A.K. Gautam
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File Type: pdf In_The_High_Court_Of_Judicature_At_..._vs_The_Employees_Provident_Fund_..._on_6_February,_2015.PDF (231.2 KB, 141 views)

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