Form-16C is not a Proof of Employment-Employee Relationship for a Contractual Employee: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The High Court of Karnataka has made the observation that Form-16C cannot be used to prove the employer-employee relationship between the assessee company and a contractual/freelance labourer. The Single Bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj made this observation while considering a writ petition regarding the applicability of Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, (EPF Act)…