M/S ROYAL EDUCATION TRUST NASHIK CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL vs ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER EPFO — WP/16530/2023

Case under Employment Provident Fund & Misc. P. Act Section na. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 20th April 2026.

CNR: HCBM010559462023

CASE DISPOSED

Filing Number

WP/33093/2023

Filing Date

06-12-2023

Registration No

WP/16530/2023

Registration Date

27-12-2023

Judge

HON'BLE JUSTICE SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH

Coram

HON'BLE JUSTICE SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH

Bench Type

Single

Category

ORDINARY CIVIL ( 30 )

Sub-Category

OTHERS ( 99 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

20th April 2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Acts & Sections

Employment Provident Fund & Misc. P. Act Section na

Petitioner(s)

M/S ROYAL EDUCATION TRUST NASHIK CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL

Adv. Samiksha Kanani

Respondent(s)

ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER EPFO

Hearing History

Judge: HON'BLE JUSTICE SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH

13-03-2025

DUE ADMISSION - 2

17-04-2026

FOR ADMISSION

30-03-2026

FOR ADMISSION

24-02-2026

FOR ADMISSION

29-01-2026

FOR ADMISSION

Orders

20-04-2026
HON'BLE JUSTICE SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH

The High Court of Bombay partly allowed the petition, quashing the EPFO's September 28, 2023 order to the extent it levied damages under Section 14B for the lockdown period (April 2020–March 2022), ruling the EPFO failed to apply its own May 15, 2020 circular exempting lockdown-period delays from damages. The school must deposit contributions for September 2019–March 2020 within three weeks, and the matter is remanded for fresh consideration of lockdown-period damages. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Bombay partly allowed the petition, quashing the EPFO's September 28, 2023 order to the extent it levied damages under Section 14B for the lockdown period (April 2020–March 2022), ruling the EPFO failed to apply its own May 15, 2020 circular exempting lockdown-period delays from damages. The school must deposit contributions for September 2019–March 2020 within three weeks, and the matter is remanded for fresh consideration of lockdown-period damages. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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