EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION vs M/S ENGINECH INDUSTRIES — 1427/2019
Case under Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 Section 39,40. Status: PLEA. Next hearing: 30th June 2026.
CC - CRIMINAL CASE
CNR: GJVD150048372018
Next Hearing
30th June 2026
Filing Number
1427/2019
Filing Date
20-02-2015
Registration No
1427/2019
Registration Date
20-02-2015
Court
LABOUR COURT, VADODARA
Judge
1-JUDGE, LABOUR COURT
FIR Details
Police Station
MAKARPURA POLICE STATION - VADODARA DISTRICT
Year
0
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION
Adv. APP
Respondent(s)
M/S ENGINECH INDUSTRIES
MANOJ R. PATEL
Hearing History
Judge: 1-JUDGE, LABOUR COURT
PLEA
PLEA
PLEA
PLEA
PLEA
| Date | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 26-05-2026 | PLEA |
| 27-04-2026 | PLEA |
| 18-04-2026 | PLEA |
| 16-04-2026 | PLEA |
| 09-04-2026 | PLEA |
Interim Orders
Case Summary: Criminal Case 1427/2019 PETITIONER: Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) RESPONDENTS: M/S Enginech Industries and Manoj R. Patel COURT: Magistrate Court, Vadodara OUTCOME: CASE ADJOURNED/STAYED PENDING The court adjourned the case and stayed further proceedings pending the outcome of a challenge to the underlying inspection orders in the Gujarat High Court. The EPFO's complaint was based on inspection reports from August 20, 2014, which led to orders under Section 45/A of the ESI Act, 1948 on December 15, 2014 and November 9, 2015. However, the respondents successfully challenged these orders in the High Court, which declared both orders illegal and set them aside (February 16, 2019 and March 2, 2019). The court found the underlying inspection was allegedly conducted with bias and malice, and held that once the foundational orders are nullified, any subsequent criminal proceedings lose legal basis. The court directed the EPFO to inform the court of the High Court's final decision before proceeding further with this case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
Case Summary: Criminal Case 1427/2019 PETITIONER: Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) RESPONDENTS: M/S Enginech Industries and Manoj R. Patel COURT: Magistrate Court, Vadodara OUTCOME: CASE ADJOURNED/STAYED PENDING The court adjourned the case and stayed further proceedings pending the outcome of a challenge to the underlying inspection orders in the Gujarat High Court. The EPFO's complaint was based on inspection reports from August 20, 2014, which led to orders under Section 45/A of the ESI Act, 1948 on December 15, 2014 and November 9, 2015. However, the respondents successfully challenged these orders in the High Court, which declared both orders illegal and set them aside (February 16, 2019 and March 2, 2019). The court found the underlying inspection was allegedly conducted with bias and malice, and held that once the foundational orders are nullified, any subsequent criminal proceedings lose legal basis. The court directed the EPFO to inform the court of the High Court's final decision before proceeding further with this case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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