Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 01 Sep 2026
Case Overview
- Appeal: Civil Appeal Diary No. 32870/2026, arising from the impugned final judgment and order dated 10-03-2026 in CAAT(I) No. 701/2025 of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal.
- Parties: Employees Provident Fund Organisation (Appellant) vs. Sunil Kumar Jain (Respondent).
- Interim Applications: IA No. 249793/2026 – condonation of delay in filing; IA No. 249795/2026 – condonation of delay in refiling/curing defects; IA No. 249792/2026 – ex‑parte stay; IA No. 249794/2026 – exemption from filing O.T.
- Hearing Date: 31‑08‑2026 before Hon'ble Justices Manoj Misra and Vijay Bishnoi.
- Counsel for Appellant: Mr. Ajit Sharma (AOR), Mr. Kanchan Kumar Singh, Adv., Mr. Yuvrajsinh C Solanki, Adv., Mr. Anant Ram Mishra, Adv., Mr. Lareb Habib Ansari, Adv.
- Counsel for Respondent: (Not listed).
Order Details
1. The Court observed that a similar issue has already been decided in Employees Provident Fund Organisation vs. Rachna Jhunjhunwala and Another (2026 SCC OnLine SC 1668).
2. The learned counsel for the appellant prayed for a week's time to study the said judgment.
3. The matter was ordered to be listed for further hearing in the next week.
Final Outcome
- The Supreme Court granted the appellant a one‑week period to examine the earlier judgment and scheduled the case for a subsequent hearing the following week.
Topics: Legal Proceedings, EPFO