introduction. Since coverage is decided based on the number of persons employed during the previous one year, an establishment would go out of the coverage only if the strength of the employees goes below the qualified limit for a period of one year. If the case of the establishment that the head office was closed down during September, 1988 itself is accepted, they would go out of the purview of the Act by September, 1989 and since the provision in Section 1(6) was introduced only with effect from 20.10.1989, the case set up by them in the application has to be accepted. On the other hand, if the head office of the establishment was closed down only with effect from 1.11.1988, as contended by the Corporation, since within one year thereafter the provision in Section 1(6) was introduced, the Kollam unit will continue to be covered under the Act notwithstanding the reduction of the strength of the staff below the qualified limit. As rightly observed by the Insurance Court, though it was specifically contended by the Corporation in the written objection filed before the Insurance Court that the establishment had, by their letter dated 5.1.1989, informed the Corporation that the closure of the head office was only with effect from 1.11.1988, the said letter was not produced before the Insurance Court. It is on account of the said reason, the Insurance Court accepted the case set up by the establishment that the head office was closed down during
