IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL &

THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE C.S. SUDHA THURSDAY, THE 11^TH DAY OF JANUARY 2024 / 21ST POUSHA, 1945 WA NO. 874 OF 2018 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WPC 9336/2011 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA APPELLANT/IST RESPONDENTS:

THE ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION,SUB REGIONAKL OFFICE,PONNAMMA CHAMBERS,PARAMESWAR NAGAR,OPP:ARCHANA-

ARADHANA THEATRE,KOLLAM-691001.

BY ADVS.

SRI.PIRAPPANCODE V.S.SUDHIR SRI.JELSON J.EDAMPADAM SMT.R.RANJANA RESPONDENTS/PETITIONER & 2ND RESPONDENT:

1 CREATIVE POLYMERS PLOT NO.31,DEVELOPMENT PLOT,MUNDAKKAL,KOLLAM_691001,REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.

2 EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND APPELLATE TRIBUNAL CORE-2,4TH FLOOR,SCOPE MINAR,LAXMI NAGAR,DIST.CENTRE,DELHI:1100092, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR.

THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR HEARING ON 11.01.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT Amit Rawal, J.

1. Present appeal is directed against the judgment of the Single Bench in W.P.(C) No.9336 of 2011 whereby the damages assessed under Section 14B of the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 was reduced to