EPFO - INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR EMPANELMENT OF ADVOCATES

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation Ministry of Labour& Employment, Government of India Regional Office, Bhavishya Nidhi Bhavan, Lady Doak College Road, Madurai-625 002 NOTICE 

INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR EMPANELMENT OF ADVOCATES 

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), on behalf of the Central Board, Employees. Provident Funds, a statutory body of the Ministry of Labour& Employment, Government of India, proposes to engage Panel Counsel(s) to represent the Central Board, EPF before Madurai Bench of Madras High Court/Central Government Industrial Tribunal, Chennai/Consumer Forum and District Courts at Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Theni, Dindigul, Virudhunagar. The practicing advocates who are registered with Bar Council of India/State Bar Council having a minimum relevant experience of 10 years of handling Civil, Service, Labour matters, Arbitration matters and other cases with a fair knowledge of Labour Laws with special reference to Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (EPF and MP Act, 1952) are eligible for empanelment. The qualification, experience, schedule of fees, other terms and conditions and the application format in which the application has to be made, have been prescribed. 

The advocates who are on the existing panel of EPFO shall cease to be on the panel of EPFO after new panel is finalized against this notice. Therefore, they may also apply afresh in response to this notice. Eligible practicing advocate must submit application, in the format prescribed in Annexure A and Annexure B which can be downloaded from the EPFO website or can be obtained from the EPF office, Madurai in person during all working days between 9.30 AM and 5.30 PM in the following address, alongwith all supporting documents in a sealed envelope to: Employees' Provident Fund Organisation Regional Office No.1, Lady Doak College Road, Chokkikulam Madurai - 625 002. Email id: ro.madurai@epfindia.gov.in Whatsapp number: 94899 38487 The envelope should be superscribed as following: "Application for empanelment of advocates for Madurai Bench of Madras High Court/Central Government Industrial Tribunal, Chennai/Consumer Forum and District Courts at Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Theni, Dindigul, Virudhunagar." The last date of receiving applications in the prescribed format alongwith supporting documents is 12.01.2022till 17.30 Hrs. Application for empanelment at EPFO does not confer any right/assurance whatsoever, to an applicant that he/she will be empaneled on the panel of EPFO. Letters to advocates confirming their empanelment will be issued by EPFO separately. Madurai (AMIYA KANT) 06.01.2022 REGIONAL PF COMMISSIONER-