Patliputra Vidyapeeth v. Employees State Insurance Corporation
Case brief
What is this about?
Withdrawal of writ petition with liberty to pursue statutory remedy; ESI Act; Section 45-A of the ESI Act; Section 45-AA appeal; Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Patna; Patliputra Vidyapeeth; recovery of approximately Rs. 1,61,829/- exceeding 25% of adjudicated amount; dismissal as withdrawn; two-week window to file statutory appeal; alternate remedy doctrine; Patna High Court; CWJC No.9186 of 2025; Justice A. Abhishek Reddy; order dated 18-09-2025.
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the writ petition, with leave to file a statutory appeal under Section 45-AA of the ESI Act within two weeks; the authority to consider the recovery already made (approximately Rs. 1,61,829/-, stated to exceed 25% of the adjudicated amount) while admitting the appeal, and to pass orders on any Interlocutory Application filed by the petitioner.