Authority: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai (Justice N Seshasayee - Member (Judicial) and Jatindranath Swain - Member (Technical))
Order Date: August 11, 2026
Case Overview
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), represented by the Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, has filed an appeal against M/s. Effimax Engineers Pvt. Ltd., which is currently under liquidation and represented by its liquidator Mr. C Ramasubramaniam. The case is registered as Company Appeal (AT) (CH) (Ins) No.68/2025 before the NCLAT Chennai. The matter was heard in hybrid mode with representation only from the appellant's side through advocate Mr. M. Krishna Dath, while the respondent/liquidator had no appearance despite notice being served.
Final Outcome
The tribunal noted the non-appearance of the respondent and directed the appellant to take fresh notice on the respondent/liquidator through all modes of service except substitutive service. The matter has been adjourned to August 19, 2026, and will be connected with other EPFO matters for hearing. The substantive issues of the appeal remain undecided at this stage.
Topics: Insolvency, Regulatory Compliance, Labour Claims