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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL
Friday, the 27th day of May 2022 / 6th Jyaishta, 1944
WP(C) NO. 17161 OF 2022 (U)
PETITIONER:
DR. K. BHARATHAN, PROPRIETOR, M/S. VIJAYAKUMARA MENON HOSPITAL,
NORTH GATE, TRIPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM 682 301.
RESPONDENTS:
1. THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM, HOUSING BOARD
BUILDING, PANAMPILLY NAGAR, KOCHI 682 036.
2. EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION, SUB REGIONAL OFFICE,
BHAVISHYANIDHI BHAVAN, KALOOR, KOCHI 682 017 REPRESENTED BY THE
REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER.
3. THE ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER, EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND
ORGANIZATION, SUB REGIONAL OFFICE, BHAVISHYANIDHI BHAVAN, KALOOR,
KOCHI 682 017.
Writ petition (civil) praying inter alia that in the circumstances
stated in the affidavit filed along with the WP(C) the High Court be
pleased to stay all further proceedings pursuant to Exhibits P1 and P-3
orders during the pendency of the writ petition.
This petition coming on for admission upon perusing the petition and
the affidavit filed in support of WP(C) and upon hearing the arguments of
M/S.A.K.PREETHA & C.ANIL KUMAR, Advocates for the petitioner, the court
passed the following:
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AMIT RAWAL, J.
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W.P.(C) No.17161 of 2022
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Dated this the 27th day of May, 2022
ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks for adjournment referring to the judgments Regi Provident Fund Commissi v. Central Arecanut and Coca Marketing and Processing Coop Ltd., Mangalore (2006 KHC 104) and Sivagiri Sree Narayana Medical Missi Hospital v. Regi Provident Fund Commissi [2018 (4) KLT 352] to contend that the apprentice who have been working in the hospital cannot be equated at par with the permanent employees compelling the employee to pay the contribution.
List on 30.5.2022.
Sd/-
AMIT RAWAL, JUDGE
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27-05-2022 /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar
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Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.
KR/KC/10275/ENF.III(5)/2013/13923 DATED 15/10/2013. Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 05/11/2021 PASSED BY THE IST RESPONDENT IN APPEAL NO. 394/2018.