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M/s. Pathankot Janata Co-operative Labour and

Construction Society Limited, Pathankot and avs.State of Punjab and others

aibhav

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%ppe##ant& Pathankot Janata Cooperative Labour And Society

'espondents& State Of Punjab, Through Secretary, IrrPunjab, Chandigarh

Coram& O!"#L$ %&' J(STIC$ )' )A!!A!

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 (he petitioners )ere contractors at 'anjit Sa*ar +am

 (hey sou*ht for uashin* of an order issued for a #,0,0/- as the emp#oyer1s provident fund contribution 2% of the 3P$ %ct, 45

%mounts be*an to be deducted from the payments of cthe order of the P$ Commissioner

Subseuent#y, an order )as issued that on#y those contra3P$ a##otment code or e6emption certi7cate )ere a##o)ed

in the tender process 8ne of the contractors )as a**rieved a*ainst the recoveri

sett#in* some of the bi##s and hence, cha##en*ed the order

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9nder Section 4;0< of the 3P$ %ct, an estab#ishment mustmore persons to be *overned by this act

>o)ever, the number is raised to = for cooperative soSection 4?

 (he contention of the petitioner )as that it bein* a coopeemp#oyin* #ess than = persons, )as beyond the purvie) o

 (hus, they )ere never #iab#e to pay contribution and tmade throu*h deduction of payment )as not tenab#e in #a)

 (he P$ Commissioner had made a s)eepin* order f#iabi#ities of contribution )ithout considerin* the pocontractor not bein* *overned by this act

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 (he jud*e ru#ed that the adjudication of the P$ Commissisurvive to be enforced a*ainst the petitioner

 (he P$ Commissioner )as asked to serve a notice to afresh and take a fresh decision )hether the contrae6empted estab#ishment or not at the re#evant time )h)ere carried out

 (he recoveries a#ready made )ere ordered to be refcontractor

 (he impu*ned communication )as thus uashed for the co

>o)ever, the tender condition reuirin* every contractor tcode or a certi7cate of e6empted estab#ishment in order tothe tenders )as not interfered )ith

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