Company Refused to Share Employees’ Aadhaar, Bank Details to EPFO

Bombay High Court

HC easing to JP Morgan in EPFO challenge

The Bombay High Court as of late conceded transitory help from indictment to JP Morgan Services India Private Limited for not sharing the Aadhaar and bank subtleties of their workers with the Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO).

The organization had moved a Division Bench of Justices Ranjit More and N.M. Jamadar, trying to suppress a criminal objection recorded against it by the EPFO with the Esplanade metropolitan officer for neglecting to outfit the subtleties. 

'Maintain a strategic distance from indictment' - Avoid Prosecution 

Senior direction Amit Desai, showing up for JP Morgan, told the court that giving such subtleties was in repudiation of Articles 14 (Equality before law) and 21 (Right to Life) of the Constitution. He delivered a letter sent by the Association of Corporate Counsel (Legal) to all regional provident fund commissioners  with respect to the Supreme Court judgment on Aadhaar, which stated,

"It is encouraged to maintain a strategic distance from any coercive activity by method for indictment till further arranges." 

Mr. Desai told the court that in spite of the letter, ensuing arraignments were started against the organization for not presenting the Aadhaar and bank subtleties of its workers. 

He said workers had wouldn't supply the reports dependent on the Supreme Court's decision. 

The EPFO, nonetheless, battled that providing Aadhaar and bank subtleties of the workers was obligatory and part of the online procedure.

The court allowed temporary alleviation by remaining the procedures started by the justice till the issue is heard and discarded. 

The Bench coordinated the EPFO to record a testimony and presented the issue on be heard on October 14. 

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