The Employees State Insurance Corporation v. St. Gabriels High School
Case brief
What is this about?
The petitioner school challenged an ESI Corporation order under Section 45-A of the ESI Act and also filed a writ petition under Article 226. The ESI Corporation filed an appeal under Section 82 of the ESI Act against an order of the Employees' Insurance Court. The petitioner submitted it intended to avail the benefit of the ESI Scheme, and the respondents raised no objection. Without expressing any opinion on merits, the court granted liberty to the petitioner to avail the ESI Scheme benefit available until end of September 2026, directed authorities to consider and dispose of any application after hearing, and disposed of both the writ petition and the appeal. Interim orders were vacated with no order as to costs.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to petitioner to avail benefit of ESI Scheme; authorities directed to consider and dispose of application after hearing; writ petition and appeal disposed of; interim orders vacated; no order as to costs.