Provident Fund Complaints whether can be entertained in consumer forums under CP Act1986 India

Eemployees are covered two kind of provident fund when they are on jobs..that is general provident fund and employee provident fund and from this two all those problems that are related to employee provident funds can be entertained in consumer forums in india as per laws.

So Employee is a Consumer under the Consumer Protection Act

The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner is providing ‘service’ and the subscriber to the Employees Provident Fund scheme can be termed as a ‘consumer’ under the Consumer Protection Act. Also, delay in discharging the money or improper allocation of it can be called a ‘deficiency in service’. This was held in the case of Regional Provident Fund Commissioner v Shiv Kumar Joshi. Inspite of this, the Employee Provident Fund Act has provisions for Dispute Redressal.

Although the Employee provident fund organization has got its own grievance redressal mechanism which speaks that all kinds of complaints related to EPF are to be put first here before going to consumer forums but they are covered under the CP act 1986.
unlawful delay in payment of advance is also a deficiency of service as per consumer laws.There are cases where NCDRC compensated complainants suitable for the defaults.So if you are an employee covered under EPF and your grievance is not redressed by the organization consumer forums can rescue and compensate the tension and losses you suffered.
 

New SMS service will be launched Orissa High Court soon...

This new SMS service will be launched soon by orissa high court where in lawyers who have filed cases before the high court will be notified about the case status to their registered mobile phones.This is a great move to increase the support services through technology.Once used problems if any will be handled to work out the service smoothly.But the thought behind this is really great which I need should be applied in other courts too.Besides clients or parties who are directly connected with the cases should get this services because many a time because the parties do not get info about their case in time lose the chances of appeal which can be helped by forwarding the same messages to the parties too.
How to give registration.. it will be accepted in the ground floor of the new orissa high court building throughout the day from 10 am to 5pm working days.Advocates have to fill a short form and submit the same in the office.the form is available in the high court website.

Orissa High Court New Rules notification

ORISSA HIGH COURT, CUTTACK

NOTIFICATION

No.

966

/

dt

d.

24.10.2013

X

-

3/2013

Pursuant to the resolution passed in the Full Court held on 01.10.2013 and 21.10.2013

Hon’ble the Chief Justice has been pleased to substitute the existing

provisions contained in

Rule

-

1, 3(1), 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Chapter

-

XV of the Orissa High Court Rules, Vol

-

I 1948 (4

th

Edition,

1983).

1.

Rule

-

1(a) and (b) Page

-

31

Substitute the following for the existing provisions contained in Rule

-

1(a) and (b),

Chapter

-

XV, p

age 31 of the Orissa High Court

R

ules, Vol

-

I, 1948 (4

th

Edition, 1983) as

amended vide Correction Slip No.74.

“

1(a)

An application for direction or writ of mandamus, prohibition, quo

warranto, certiorari or any other direction or order under Article 226 of

the Constitution or an application under Article 227 of the Constitution

will be addressed to the Chief Justice and His Companion Justices of this

Court and will be placed before such Division Bench or Single Judge as the

Chief Justice may direct by a gen

eral or special order.

(b)

Unless directed otherwise, the following categories of cases will be placed

before a Division Bench:

(i)

Writ Petitions relating to Public Interest Litigation.

(ii)

Writ Petitions challenging the vires of any Act or any Statuto

ry

Order, Rule or Regulation.

(iii)

Writ Petition against orders of SAT, CAT and relating to service of

employees/officers of Judiciary.

(iv)

Writ

Petitions relating to admission into and recognition/ affiliation

of technical and professional educationa

l courses.

(v)

Writ Petitions in the nature of Habeas Corpus including all Writ

Petitions pertaining to illegal detention.

(vi)

Writ Petitions relating to Income Tax, Wealth Tax, Gift Tax,

Central Excise, Customs Duty, Entry Tax, Value Added Tax, State

Ex

cise, Service Tax and Sales Tax.

(vii) Writ Petitions relating to Tenders.

(viii) Writ Petitions regarding D.R.T. and Bank

Securitization, RDBI

Act,

OSFC and BIFR.

(ix) Writ Petitions under Orissa Estate Abolition Act, 1951.

(x)

Wr

it Petitions relating to Lease and the Orissa Government Land

Settlement Act, 1962.

(xi) Writ Petitions under the Special Courts Act.

(xii)

Writ Petitions relating to immovable properties of Hindu Religious

Endowments.

(xiii)

Writ Petitions ag

ainst the orders p

assed by the Orissa Electricity

Regulatory Commission.

(xiv)

Writ Petitions relating to Mines and Minerals.

(xv)

Writ Petitions under the Land Acquisition Act.

Provided that when a Division Bench is not available

and in all cases

when a Single Judge functions as the Vacation Judge, a Single Judge may

entertain an application under Articles 226 or 227 of the Constitution and pass

an interim order but no final order shall be passed by such Single Judge.

All

other matters will be listed before a Single Judge”.

2.

Rule

-

3(1), Page

-

32

Substitute the following for the existing Rule

-

3 (1) of Chapter

-

XV, Part

-

II at

Page

-

32 of the Orissa High Court Rules, Vol

-

I, 1948 (4

th

Edition, 1983).

The applications shall

be accompanied by a statement setting out the name and

description of the applicant and of the party against whom relief is sought and the

particulars of the proceeding/ proceedings which is/are sought to be challenged or

quashed, and the grounds on which

it is sought. The same shall also contain the

provisions of law under which it is filed, the reliefs sought and the orders or actions

impugned in the first few paragraphs. All such particulars as indicated in Appendix

-

I

shall be duly and correctly furnishe

d by the petitioner.

In the application, the petitioner, after supplying the aforesaid information, shall

also incorporate in a separate paragraph whether alternate remedy, if any, available

under any statute has been availed or not.

3. Rule

-

5, Page

-

32

S

ubstitute the following for the existing Rule

-

5 of Chapter

-

XV, Part

-

II at page

-

32

of the Orissa High Court Rules, Vol

-

I, 1948 (4

th

Edition, 1983).

“Every application shall be registered as Writ Petition (Civil) “W.P.(C)”

except the application for Habeas

Corpus registered as “WPCRL”. Applications

under Article 227 of the Constitution arising out of a Suit or a First Appeal shall

be registered as Civil Miscellaneous Petition “C.M.P.” and arising from any

criminal proceeding shall be registered as Criminal M

iscellaneous Petition

“Crl.M.P”.

4.

Rule

-

6, Page

-

32

Substitute the following for the existing Rule

-

6 of Chapter

-

XV, Part

-

II at page

-

32

of the Orissa High Court Rules, Vol

-

I, 1948 (4

th

Edition, 1983).

“The record of W.P.(C) or WPCRL and C.M.P. / Crl.M.P.

except a case in

which a memorandum has been filed for being listed on the day following the

date of presentation shall be sent for stamp report on the day following the date

of its registration. The Stamp Reporter shall return the record with his report

on

the next date of receipt thereof”.

5.

Rule

-

7, Page

-

32

Substitute the following for the existing Rule

-

7 of Chapter

-

XV, Part

-

II at page

-

32

of the Orissa High Court Rules, Vol

-

I, 1948 (4

th

Edition, 1983).

“In W.P.(C) or WPCRL and C.M.P./ Crl.M.P., defect

s if any, pointed out by

the Stamp Reporter shall be removed within five days from the date of

publication of the defects in the Supplementary Cause List supplied to the High

Court Bar Association, failing which the case shall be placed before the Deputy

R

egistrar (Judicial) within three days thereafter for orders”.

Provided that the Registrar may refer any matter to the Court for orders.

6.

Rule

-

8,Page

-

32

Substitute the following for the existing Rule

-

8 of Chapter

-

XV, Part

-

II at page

-

32

of the Orissa High C

ourt Rules, Vol

-

I, 1948 (4

th

Edition, 1983).

“When the defects are not removed or when the orders of the Deputy

Registrar are not complied with, in any case within the time allowed by him, the

W.P.(C) or WPCRL and C.M.P. / Crl.M.P. shall be placed before t

he Bench within

three days for dismissal.

”

N.B.

The above amendments shall come into force w.e.f

01.01.2014

.

Encl. Coding Sheets I to XI & Guidelines (

30

Pages)

By order of the Court

Sd/

-

(

G. MOHAPATRA

)

Registrar (Judicial)

APPENDIX

-

I

CHAPTER

-

XV, Rule 3 (1)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA: CUTTACK

Writ

Petition

No. ............

........

/ 20......

...........

Code No.

_______________

In the matter of

An application under Article 226 / Article 227 of the Constitution of

India, 1950.

AND

In the matter of

An application under (state the relevant law / provision under which the order

impugned has been passed and interference is warranted).

AND

In the matter of

A.B. (add description such as age, father / husband’s name,

residential address

including

Fax number with S.T.D. Code / Phone No. / Mobile No. and e

-

mail

address, if any or the official address with such details)

......... PETITIONER (S)

VERSUS

C .D. (add description such as age,

father / husband’s name, residential or official

address on which the service of notices is to be effected on the Opposite Party /

Parties. The details of each Opposite Party are to be given in a chronological order

wi

th Fax number with S.T.D. Code / Phone No. / Mobile No. and e

-

mail address, if

any.)

............. OPPOSITE PARTY / PARTIES

DETAILS OF THE APPLICATION

1.

Particulars of the cause/order against which the Petition is made:

(

1) Date of Order /

Notification

/ Circular / Policy / Decision etc: .............................

(2) Passed in (Case or File Number) :............................................................................

(3) Passed by (Name and designation of the C

ourt, Authority, Tribunal etc.):

.............................................................................................................................

..........