Quashed
M/S Ordyn Technologies Pvt. Ltd. v. the State by the Enforcement Officer
Karnataka HCCRL.P/5370/2016
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Fifty criminal petitions under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of complaints for default in remitting provident fund, pension and insurance scheme contributions. The court quashed the proceedings because the sanction under Section 14AC of the EPF Act was granted by the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner Grade-II, who was not the notified sanctioning authority, and rejected the plea that bel
What did the court decide?
Impugned proceedings in C.C.Nos.116 to 149 of 2015 and C.C.Nos.156 to 171 of 2015 quashed; liberty reserved to the respondent to secure appropriate sanction and proceed against the petitioners.