M/s. Kvl Foundry v. Deputy Director / Authorised Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras HC single-judge order (D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J., 11-02-2026) allowing W.M.P.No.5372 of 2026 in W.P.No.4815 of 2026 (KVL Foundry / V. Selvaraj / V. Jayakumar v. ESIC Deputy Director & Recovery Officer, Coimbatore, and SBI Branch Manager): dispensation with certified/original copies granted for ESI Section 45-A best-judgment assessment chain — show cause notice (11.01.2022), 45-A order (28.04.2022), letter (05.09.2022), recovery demand notice (14.09.2022) and bank prohibitory order (20.05.2025). Keywords: ESI Act 1948 S.45-A; Article 226; dispensation of originals; photostat copies; ESIC recovery; prohibitory order.
What did the court decide?
Dispensation with production of the originals of the documents listed in the prayer (show cause notice dated 11.01.2022, Section 45-A order dated 28.04.2022, letter dated 05.09.2022, demand notice dated 14.09.2022 and prohibitory order dated 20.05.2025).