Home and facility Management v. Apfc Noida
Case brief
What is this about?
The Tribunal dismissed the appeal as premature since no order had been passed under section 14B by the authority. It directed the respondent department to allocate the pending enquiry to an officer and provide a date for the appellant to present their case.
What did the court decide?
Department directed to allocate pending enquiry and fix date for appellant to present case.
What the court decided
BEFORE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL CUM LABOUR COURT, DELHI
Diary no. 10/07-07-2025 M/s Home and Facility Management vs. APFC, Noida.
Present: Sh. Kumar Vikram, for the appellant.
Sh. B.B. Pradhan, Ld. Counsel for the Respondent.
Order Dated-15.07.2025
Ld. Counsel for the appellant pressed his appeal which has been filed on 07.07.2025 against the revised notice dated 28.03.2025.
Record perused. Office of this tribunal has made objection that no order u/s 14B of the EPF & MP Act, 1952 has been passed and the appeal is premature.
In this respect appeal u/s 7-I of the Act is required to be reproduced herein:-
7-I. Appeals to Tribunal.—(1) Any person aggrieved by a notification issued by the Central Government, or an order passed by the Central Government or any authority, under the proviso to sub-section (3), or sub-section (4), of section 1, or section 3, or sub-section (1) of section 7A, or section 7B
[except an order rejecting an application for review referred to in sub-section (5) thereof], or section 7C, or section 14B, may prefer an appeal to a Tribunal against such notification or order.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether an appeal under section 7-I is maintainable when no order has been passed under section 14B and the matter is still pending with the authority.
Whether the department is directed to proceed with the adjudication of the case following the issuance of a revised notice.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
M/s Home and Facility Management
- respondent
APFC, Noida
Coram
Atul Kumar Garg
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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