Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952

Act No. 19 of 1952 68 sections

Still in force: the Code on Social Security, 2020 lists it for repeal, but that provision has not been brought into force. Text as published by the Legislative Department, from the copy archived on 17 November 2017; later amendments may be missing, so check India Code or the official Gazette for them.

81 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• M/s Torino Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2025 INSC 84915 July 2025Dismissed

  Whether the EPF Authorities were justified in treating the appellant and the Respondent No.3 as one unit for the purpose of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.

• State Bank of India & Ors. v. The Consortium of Mr. Murari Lal Jalan
  2024 INSC 8527 November 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether the Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG) could have been adjusted against the first tranche payment which was to be made under the Resolution Plan, within 180 days from the Effective Date, in contravention of the order of…

• The Employees Provident Fund Organisation & Anr. Etc. v. Sunil Kumar B. & Ors. Etc.
  2021 INSC 4224 November 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Checkmate Services P. Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax-1
  2022 INSC 106912 October 2022Dismissed
• All Kerala Distributors Association, Kottayam Unit, Represented by Its Secretary v. The State of Kerala & Anr.
  2022 INSC 75227 July 2022Dismissed
• Horticulture Experiment Station Gonikoppal, Coorg v. The Regional Provident Fund Organization
  2022 INSC 22323 February 2022Dismissed
• The Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank Ltd. v. The Registrar,Cooperative Societies and Others
  2022 INSC 3411 January 2022Dismissed
• M/S Writers and Publishers Pvt. Ltd. v. Dr. Ak Mishra, Official Liquidator
  2020 INSC 2835 March 2020Dismissed
• M/S. Pawan Hans Limited & Ors. v. Aviation Karmachari Sanghatana & Ors.
  2020 INSC 5117 January 2020Disposed of
• M/S. Shree Vishal Printers Ltd., Jaipur v. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Jaipur & Anr.
  2019 INSC 102112 September 2019Dismissed
• Asst. Provident Fund Commissioner Epfo, Bareillym/S U.P. State Warehousing Corp. & Anr. v. M/S U.P. State Warehousing Corp. & Anr.
  2019 INSC 90314 August 2019Remitted to Lower Court
• The Officer in Charge, Sub-Regional Provident Fund Office & Anr. v. M/S Godavari Garments Limited
  2019 INSC 80524 July 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• Modern Transportation Consultation Services Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Central Provident Fund Commissioner Employees Provident Fund Organisation & Ors.
  2019 INSC 39926 March 2019Dismissed
• Mishra and Navin Sinha, Jj.] v. Vivekananda Vidyamandir and Others
  2019 INSC 28828 February 2019Disposed of
• Central Board of Trustees v. M/S Indore Composite Pvt. Ltd.
  2018 INSC 64326 July 2018Appeal(s) allowed
• National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour (Ncc-Cl) v. Union of India and Ors.
  2018 INSC 24419 March 2018Directions issued
• Amit Vashistha v. Suresh and Another
  2017 INSC 83631 August 2017Appeal(s) allowed
• Mis. Yeshwant Gramin Shikshan Sanstha v. The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner & Ors.
  2017 INSC 12729 March 2017Appeal(s) allowed
• Mcleod Russel India Limited v. Reg. Provident Fund Commissioner, Jalpaiguri
  2014 INSC 4572 July 2014Dismissed
• Kichha Sugar Company Limited Th. Gen. Mang. v. Tarai Chini Mill Majdoor Union, Uttarkhand
  2014 INSC 106 January 2014Appeal(s) allowed
• M/S. Arcot Textile Mills Ltd. v. The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner and Ors.
  2013 INSC 70418 October 2013Partly allowed
• Davalsab Husainsab Mulla v. North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation
  2013 INSC 65224 September 2013Dismissed
• M/S. P.G.F. Limited & Ors. v. Union of India & Another
  2013 INSC 15512 March 2013Dismissed
• Regional Provident Fund Commissioner v. The Hooghly Mills Co. Ltd. & Ors.
  2012 INSC 3918 January 2012Appeal(s) allowed
• Employees Provident Fund Commissioner v. O.L. of Esskay Pharmaceuticals Limited
  2011 INSC 7878 November 2011Appeal(s) allowed
• M/S L.N. Gadodia & Sons & Anr. v. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner
  2011 INSC 71226 September 2011Dismissed
• Marathwada Gramin Bank Karamchari Sanghatana and Another v. Management of Marathwada Gramin Bank and Others
  2011 INSC 6669 September 2011Dismissed
• Pepsu Road Transport Corporation, Patiala v. Mangal Singh and Ors.
  2011 INSC 38712 May 2011Appeal(s) allowed
• Maharashtra State Co-Operative Bank Ltd. v. The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner and Ors.
  2009 INSC 11748 October 2009Dismissed
• Krishan Lal v. State of Haryana & Ors.
  2009 INSC 91216 July 2009Dismissed
• Central Bank of India v. State of Kerala and Ors.
  2009 INSC 28627 February 2009Dismissed
• Regional Provident Fund Commissioner v. Bhavani
  2008 INSC 50622 April 2008Dismissed
• Manipal Academy of Higher Education v. Provident Fund Commissioner
  2008 INSC 34512 March 2008Appeal(s) allowed
• Sangam Spinners v. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner-I
  2007 INSC 12234 December 2007Appeal allowed.
• Regional Provident Fund Commissioner v. M/S. Rajs Continental Exports (P.) Ltd.
  2007 INSC 2507 March 2007Dismissed
• Regional Provident Fund Commissioner v. Sanatan Dharam Girls Secondary School and Ors.
  2006 INSC 74730 October 2006Dismissed
• Radheshyam Ajitsarla and Anr. v. Bengal Chatkal Mazdoor Union and Ors.
  2006 INSC 35924 May 2006Disposed of
• Halwasia Vidya Vihar(Sr. Sec. School), Haryana v. The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner
  2006 INSC 18027 March 2006Partly allowed
• S.L. Srinivasa Jute Twine Mills P. Ltd v. Union of India and Anr .
  2006 INSC 8515 February 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd. and Anr. v. Union of India and Anr.
  2004 INSC 16211 March 2004Dismissed