Judgment

JUDGMENT - This appeal arises out of the special leave granted by this Court on application under Article 136 of the Constitution of India against the decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in First Appeal from Order No. 7 of 1981 dated March 9, 1981. It may be stated here that the appeal was to be heard by the Single Bench of the High Court. But in view of the importance of the points raised in a number of similar matters a reference was made before the Division Bench of the High Court and the Division Bench answered the reference in F.A.O. No. 476 of 1978. In terms of the decision rendered in the said First Appeal, the appeal preferred by the appellant in the High Court namely, F.A.O. No. 7 of 1981 was dismissed in limine by the Division Bench. The said F.A.O. No. 7 of 1981 arose out of an adjudication dt. 24-12-1979 made by the Regional Director, Employees State Insurance Corporation, Haryana imposing damages for a sum of Rs. 51,857.40 under Section 85(B)(1) of the Employees State Insurance Act as contained in Annexure A of the Special Leave Petition. The appellant-company thereafter made an application under Section 75 of the Act and such application was dismisse