SPICE JET LTD vs UNION OF INDIA AND ANR

Judgment text excerpt

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 29.08.2025 % Judgment delivered on: 04.11.2025 + W.P.(C) 2941/2012 SPICE JET LTD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Atul Sharma, Ms.Abhilasha Sharma and Mr. Dipan Sethi, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Ms.Manisha Agrawal Narain, CGSC with Mr.Nipun Jain and Ms.Ananya Arora, Advs. Mr.Siddharth, SC for EPFO with Mr.Amit Kumar, Mr.Prateek Goyal and Mr.Harshit Manwani, Advs for R-2. + W.P.(C) 6330/2021 & CM APPL. 19949/2021 LG ELECTRONIC INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Sudhir Nandrajog, Sr.Adv with Mr.Rishi Awasthi, Mr.Amit Awasthi and Mr.Piyush Vatsa, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHER .....Respondents Through: Mr.Vikram Jetly, CGSC with Ms.Shreya Jetly, Adv for R-1. W.P.(C) 2941/2012 & W.P.(C) 6330/2021 Page 1 of 47 Signature Not Verified Digiltally Signed By:SREERAM L Signing Date:04.11.2025 15:54:31 Mr.Siddharth, SC for EPFO with Mr.Amit Kumar, Mr.Prateek Goyal and Mr.Harshit Manwani, Advs for R-2 to 4. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGMENT DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, C.J. 1. Since common questions of law have been raised in these writ petitions and facts are also intertwined, both the petitions were heard together and are being decided by the following common judgment and order; W.P.(C) 2941/2012 CHALLENGE 2. Proceedings of this petition have been instituted under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayers: - ―It is therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon‘ble Court may be pleased to: a) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature thereof quashing the Notification bearing number GSR 706(E) dated 1