KIRAN RAJARAM JADHAV vs THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION (EPFO) THR THE ASST PF COMMISSIONER AND ANR — WP/632/2026

Case under Employee Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act Section NA. Disposed: Contested--Allowed on 26th March 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM010667742025

Filing Number

WP/40941/2025

Filing Date

23-Dec-2025

Registration No

WP/632/2026

Registration Date

13-Jan-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar

Bench Type

Single

Category

LABOUR MATTERS SINGLE BENCH ( 65 )

Sub-Category

RETRIAL BENEFITS ( 9 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

26-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Allowed

Last updated 19-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Employee Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act Section NA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.KIRAN RAJARAM JADHAV

    Adv. Satyam Surana

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION (EPFO) THR THE ASST PF COMMISSIONER AND ANR

  2. 2.HAFFKINE BIO-PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION LIMITED

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 26-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF

    Court Decision Summary The Bombay High Court allowed the writ petition and quashed the EPFO's rejection of the petitioner's claim for higher pension benefits. The court held that the EPFO cannot deny pension entitlements solely due to missing Form 6A and challans when other reliable documentary evidence (Form 3A, EPF account statements, and employer clarifications) establishes the petitioner's contributions on higher wages. The court remanded the matter for reconsideration within eight weeks, emphasizing that statutory authorities administering welfare legislation must apply reasonable verification standards rather than rigid documentary requirements that penalize employees for employer record-keeping failures. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 12-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF

  4. 12-Mar-2026

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar

  5. 05-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF

  6. 05-Mar-2026

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar

  7. 26-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF

  8. 26-Feb-2026

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar

  9. 13-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF

  10. 13-Feb-2026

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar

  11. 23-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit BorkarView PDF

  12. 23-Jan-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  13. 23-Dec-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/632/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Court Decision Summary The Bombay High Court allowed the writ petition and quashed the EPFO's rejection of the petitioner's claim for higher pension benefits. The court held that the EPFO cannot deny pension entitlements solely due to missing Form 6A and challans when other reliable documentary evidence (Form 3A, EPF account statements, and employer clarifications) establishes the petitioner's contributions on higher wages. The court remanded the matter for reconsideration within eight weeks, emphasizing that statutory authorities administering welfare legislation must apply reasonable verification standards rather than rigid documentary requirements that penalize employees for employer record-keeping failures. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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