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