M. LAXMAN
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology – Appellant
Versus
Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, Rep. by its Regional Director – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Challenge in the present appeal is to the order, dated 11.04.2007 in ESI No.54 of 2004 on the file of Chairman, Employees Insurance Court and Chairman, Industrial Tribunal-I, Hyderabad, whereunder and whereby, the application filed by the appellant impugning the notice, dated 13.05.2004, demanding the appellant to pay an amount of Rs.6,77,797/- in pursuance to the inspection report as well as the order, dated 27.09.2004 passed under Section 45-G of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 (for short, ‘the Act’) whereby claim for an amount of Rs.3,12,000/- with interest, was dismissed.
2. The present appeal is at the instance of the applicant-petitioner before the ESI Court. The 1st respondent and 2nd respondent herein are the respondents in the ESI Court.
3. For brevity, the ranks of the parties as were referred to before the Insurance Court is maintained.
4. The sum and substance of the case of the petitioner is that it is a Government Company and it is exempted from the operation of ESI Act. It is claimed that it has been paying the benefits more than the ESI Act. As such, the ESI Corporation has no jurisdiction over the petitioner company under the ESI Act to demand contri
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