IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

202 FAO-8413-2014(O&M)

Date of decision: 26.08.2025 Regional Director Employees’ State Insurance Corporation & Anr.

...Appellant(s)

Vs.

M/s Venky’s (India) Ltd.

...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Adarsh Malik, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Sumeet Jain, Advocate for the respondent.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

Present appeal has been filed laying challenge to the judgment dated 26.08.2013 passed by the Employees’ Insurance Court whereby the application filed by the respondent establishment under Section 75 of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as “the ESI Act”) for adjudication of the orders dated 16.02.2009 passed by the appellant demanding a sum of Rs.2,74,256.00 as damages & Rs.3,62,412.00 as interest and seeking directions to the appellant to refund the amount of Rs.6,16,565.00 paid by the establishment and also Rs.3,62,412.00 paid as interest under protest, has been partly allowed.

2. It is inter alia submitted by learned counsel for the appellants that it is undisputed fact on record that the respondent-employer had caused substantial delay in depositing the statutory contrib