Rampal Paper Mills Pvt. Ltd. v. Employees State Insurance Corporation and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Rampal Paper Mills Pvt. Ltd. v. Employees’ State Insurance Corporation; FMAT 23 of 2024; CAN 1 of 2023; Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948; Employees’ Insurance Court, West Bengal, Kolkata; Tender Case No. 77 of 2023; conditional deposit of 45% of claimed amount; total quantum Rs. 17,01,089/- as on 31.01.2024; closure/discontinuation of industrial establishment from 31.03.2018; interest and penalty on ESI dues; restrain on coercive action continued upon deposit; appeal disposed of on 05.02.2024; Bench: Harish Tandon, J. and Madhuresh Prasad, J.; no order as to costs.
What did the court decide?
Appeal FMAT 23 of 2024 and connected application CAN 1 of 2023 disposed of by modifying the impugned order: appellant to deposit 45 percent of the claimed amount (Rs. 17,01,089/-) with the respondents by 15th February 2024; upon such deposit, the restrain order of the Employees’ Insurance Court continues until further order; no order as to costs.