THE CENTRAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES, EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION THRU THE ASST. PF COMMISSIONER vs EXOTIC CUISINE PVT. LTD. — WP/14221/2017

Case under Employment Provident Fund & Misc. P. Act. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 17th April 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 13-Jun-2018

CNR: HCBM010040562017

Filing Number

WP/2463/2017

Filing Date

25-Jan-2017

Registration No

WP/14221/2017

Registration Date

22-Dec-2017

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar

Bench Type

Single

Category

LABOUR MATTERS DB ( 19 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

17-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Last updated 27-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Employment Provident Fund & Misc. P. Act

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE CENTRAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES, EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION THRU THE ASST. PF COMMISSIONER

    Adv. Suresh Kumar

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.EXOTIC CUISINE PVT. LTD.

    Adv. ,Samiksha Kanani 1123

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 17-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF

    The Bombay High Court quashed the EPF Appellate Tribunal's order allowing Exotic Cuisine Pvt. Ltd.'s appeal, finding the Tribunal failed to properly adjudicate the dispute on merits. Though the Tribunal identified natural justice breaches, it neither adequately examined substantive contentions nor recorded clear findings, instead allowing the appeal without proper reasoning—inconsistent with appellate principles. The court remitted the matter to the Appellate Authority for fresh reconsideration with full hearing and reasoned decision-making. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 17-Apr-2026

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar

  4. 10-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF

  5. 10-Apr-2026

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar

  6. 27-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF

  7. 27-Mar-2026

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar

  8. 06-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF

  9. 06-Mar-2026

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar

  10. 20-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF

  11. 20-Feb-2026

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar

  12. 30-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF

  13. 30-Jan-2026

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar

  14. 16-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF

  15. 16-Jan-2026

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar

  16. 09-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF

  17. 19-Aug-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice N. J. JamadarView PDF

  18. 07-May-2025

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. Marne

  19. 11-Feb-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF

  20. 20-Jan-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. MarneView PDF

  21. 19-Dec-2022

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Valmiki Sa MenezesView PDF

  22. 13-Oct-2020

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

  23. 15-Oct-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ujjal BhuyanView PDF

  24. 15-Oct-2019

    Fresh Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

  25. 14-Feb-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice V.L. AchliyaView PDF

  26. 14-Feb-2019

    For Admission -Fresh (Cmis)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice V.L. Achliya

  27. 13-Jun-2018

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R.D. DhanukaView PDF

  28. 13-Jun-2018

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  29. 25-Jan-2017

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/14221/2017

casestatus.in Summary

The Bombay High Court quashed the EPF Appellate Tribunal's order allowing Exotic Cuisine Pvt. Ltd.'s appeal, finding the Tribunal failed to properly adjudicate the dispute on merits. Though the Tribunal identified natural justice breaches, it neither adequately examined substantive contentions nor recorded clear findings, instead allowing the appeal without proper reasoning—inconsistent with appellate principles. The court remitted the matter to the Appellate Authority for fresh reconsideration with full hearing and reasoned decision-making. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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