IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 5336 of 2022 Decided on: 22.05.2025 Worker’s Union of K.R.F.M … Petitioner Versus The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner and another … Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 _____________________________________________________ For the petitioner : Mr. Ishan Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Vivek Singh Attri, Advocate for respondent No. 1. : Ms. Sanya Kaushal, Advocate for respondent No. 2 through VC. Ajay Mohan Goel, Judge (Oral) When the case was taken up for consideration today, learned Counsel for respondent No. 2 apprised the Court that the provident fund, which is payable to the members of the petitioner- Union, has already been deposited by the said respondent with respondent No. 1. 2. Learned Counsel for respondent No. 1 submitted that in order to ensure that the provident fund is released in favour of persons who actually are entitled to receive the same, let there be a verification of the workmen by the employer and thereafter, needful 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 be done by respondent No. 1. 3. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the provident fund is payable to the workmen, whose details are given in Annexure P-1 appended with the petition. 4. Learned Counsel for respondent No. 2 submits that indeed these are the employees who are entitled to the relief and respondent No. 2 ratifies the names and details thereof. 5. Learned Counsel for respondent No. 1 submits that in light of the ratification of the members/employees, now respondent No. 1 will do the needful within six weeks. Statement of learned Counsel for respondent No. 1 is taken on record and these proceedings are closed with direction to respondent to do the needful within six weeks from today. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of accordingly. (Ajay Mohan Goel) Judge May 22, 2025 (narender)