Rungajaun Tea and Plantation Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. the State of Assam
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Consent-based disposal of a writ petition by a Jorhat-based tea company (Rungajaun Tea and Plantation Industries Pvt. Ltd., represented by director Basant Kumar Khetan) against attachment of immovable property and attachment notice dated 30.05.2025 for pending provident fund dues of Rs.3.97 crores. Respondents: State of Assam (Labour Welfare Deptt.), Assam Tea Employees Provident Fund Organisation (Nidhi Bhawan, Basistha, Guwahati), Recovery Officer ATEPFO Golaghat Zone, and Directorate of Land Requisitions, Acquisitions and Reforms. Key elements: instalment prayer (four instalments within one year; Rs.50 lakhs in June 2025 and Rs.50 lakhs in July 2025 besides monthly PF dues); letter dated 06.05.2025 by Secretary-cum-P.F. Commissioner summoning petitioner before Chairman of Board of Trustees on 13.05.2025; meeting never held; interim bar on coercive action pending Chairman's order quantifying arrears. Bench: Justice Michael Zothankhuma; decided 18.07.2025. Search terms: PF arrears, attachment of immovable property, ATEPFO, Board of Trustees Chairman, coercive action, WP(C)/3238/2025.