{"id":114556,"date":"2009-04-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-31T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-assistant-regional-director-vs-sri-roy-m-mathew-on-1-april-2009"},"modified":"2018-01-09T12:02:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T06:32:35","slug":"the-assistant-regional-director-vs-sri-roy-m-mathew-on-1-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-assistant-regional-director-vs-sri-roy-m-mathew-on-1-april-2009","title":{"rendered":"The Assistant Regional Director vs Sri.Roy.M.Mathew on 1 April, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
The Assistant Regional Director vs Sri.Roy.M.Mathew on 1 April, 2009<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nIns.APP.No. 37 of 2008(A)\n\n\n1. THE ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. THE RECOVERY OFFICER, E.S.I.CORPORATION,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. SRI.ROY.M.MATHEW, MOTHOOTTU HOUSE,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.T.V.AJAYAKUMAR\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR\n\n Dated :01\/04\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n            M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR,J.\n          ===========================\n         INS.APPEAL NO. 37    OF 2008\n          ===========================\n\n     Dated this the 1st day of April,2009\n\n                   JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
    Respondents  in   I.C.14\/1996  before   the<\/p>\n
Employees  Insurance  Court,  Kollam  are   the<\/p>\n
appellants.    The  applicant  therein is   the<\/p>\n
respondent. Respondent filed the application<\/p>\n
under Section 75 and 77 of Employees State<\/p>\n
Insurance Act challenging the demand made by<\/p>\n
the appellants.   When the Employees Insurance<\/p>\n
Court rejected his contentions and dismissed<\/p>\n
the application,respondent filed MFA 1208\/1999.<\/p>\n
As per judgment dated 12.7.2005, this court<\/p>\n
upheld the claim of the appellant Corporation<\/p>\n
that  first   respondent  is   liable  to   pay<\/p>\n
contribution for the omitted wages.    But the<\/p>\n
appeal was allowed to the limited extent of<\/p>\n
considering the question of bar of limitation<\/p>\n
on the demand made, as it was contended that<\/p>\n
INSA 37\/2008               2<\/span><\/p>\n
the claim raised by the appellant Corporation is<\/p>\n
barred under     proviso to Section 77(1A) (b) of the<\/p>\n
Employees State Insurance Act.      After remand the<\/p>\n
E.I. Court relying on the Full Bench decision of<\/p>\n
this Court in E.S.I. Corporation     v. Excel Glasses<\/p>\n
Ltd<\/a> (2003(3) KLT 42 declared that the claim for<\/p>\n
contribution for the     omitted wages is sustainable<\/p>\n
only     with regard to five years prior to the date<\/p>\n
of demand      and the claim beyond that period is<\/p>\n
unsustainable.      The appeal is filed by the ESI<\/p>\n
Corporation challenging the judgment.<\/p>\n
     2.       Learned  counsel   appearing  for   the<\/p>\n
appellants and respondent were heard.<\/p>\n
     3.     The E.I. Court relying on the Full Bench<\/p>\n
decision in E.S.I. Corporation Case (supra) held<\/p>\n
that the Corporation is entitled to claim arrears<\/p>\n
only for a period of five years prior to the date<\/p>\n
of demand in view of Section 77(1A) (b) of E.S.I.<\/p>\n
Act.    As rightly pointed out by the learned counsel<\/p>\n
appearing     for the  appellant  that  decision  was<\/p>\n
INSA 37\/2008               3<\/span><\/p>\n
overruled by the Apex Court in Employees State<\/p>\n
Insurance Corporation v. Santhakumar (2007(1) KLT<\/p>\n
133.<\/p>\n
     4. The Full Bench of this court   had held that<\/p>\n
a   plain    reading  of   the  statutory  provision<\/p>\n
contained in Section 77 and the Regulation show<\/p>\n
that the Corporation can make a claim within five<\/p>\n
years from the date on which that had arisen and if<\/p>\n
the proviso to Section 77(1A)(b) was construed as<\/p>\n
the period for the Corporation to approach the E.I.<\/p>\n
Court, it would be open to the Corporation to make<\/p>\n
a claim at any time and if that is permitted the<\/p>\n
employer would be greatly handicapped as it would<\/p>\n
not have the records for a period beyond five<\/p>\n
years.      Their  Lordships of  the  Supreme  Court<\/p>\n
disagreed    with  the  view  and  construing    the<\/p>\n
provisions of Section 77(1A) held:-<\/p>\n
          “29.  S.77 of the Act relates<\/p>\n
          to commencement of proceedings<\/p>\n
          before the E.S.I. Court.   The<\/p>\n
INSA 37\/2008               4<\/span><\/p>\n
          proviso to sub-section 77 of<\/p>\n
          the  Act  cannot  independently<\/p>\n
          give   any   meaning    without<\/p>\n
          reference    to    the     main<\/p>\n
          provision, namely S.77 of the<\/p>\n
          Act.  Therefore, he proviso to<\/p>\n
          Clause (b) of S.77 (1A) of the<\/p>\n
          Act, fixing the period of five<\/p>\n
          years for the claim made by the<\/p>\n
          Corporation, will apply only in<\/p>\n
          respect of claim made by the<\/p>\n
          Corporation before the E.S.I.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
          Court   and    to   no    other\n\n          proceedings.\"\n\n<\/pre>\n
It was also held that Section 75(2) empowers the<\/p>\n
Corporation to apply to E.S.I Court to determine a<\/p>\n
dispute against    an employer where it was satisfied<\/p>\n
that such a dispute exists and if there is no<\/p>\n
dispute in the determination either under Section<\/p>\n
45A(1) or under Section 68, the Corporation can<\/p>\n
INSA 37\/2008                5<\/span><\/p>\n
straightaway go for recovery of the arrears.     Their<\/p>\n
Lordships also      held that   proviso to Section 77<\/p>\n
(1A)(b) would apply only to a case where the<\/p>\n
Corporation     approaches  the  E.S.I.  Court   under<\/p>\n
section 75(2).     In the light of the    decision of<\/p>\n
the Supreme Court the finding of the E.I Court is<\/p>\n
not sustainable.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     5.     Learned counsel appearing for respondent<\/p>\n
then pointed out that even if proviso to Section 77<\/p>\n
(1A)(b)     is   not   applicable,   the   claim   for<\/p>\n
contribution     should  have  been   raised  by   the<\/p>\n
Corporation within a reasonable period and as the<\/p>\n
reasonable period depends on the facts of the case<\/p>\n
and the E.I. Court did not consider this aspect,<\/p>\n
E.I. Court may     be directed to consider whether the<\/p>\n
demand      made was within a reasonable period.<\/p>\n
     6. The Supreme Court in the said decision<\/p>\n
considered the question whether the concept of<\/p>\n
reasonable time can be read into the provision,<\/p>\n
eventhough it is not specifically provided.      After<\/p>\n
INSA 37\/2008              6<\/span><\/p>\n
elaborately considering the meaning of reasonable<\/p>\n
time, it was held that the factual aspect has to be<\/p>\n
examined to decide whether the claim is made within<\/p>\n
a reasonable period.      As in this    case, that<\/p>\n
question was not considered and focus was made only<\/p>\n
on Section 77(1A) (b) of E.S.I Act. Hence the<\/p>\n
employer was permitted to move the E.S.I. Court<\/p>\n
within a period of two months and the E.S.I. Court<\/p>\n
was directed to determine whether demand was raised<\/p>\n
within a reasonable period of time or   considering<\/p>\n
the question of prejudice, if any, for the delayed<\/p>\n
action taken by the Corporation.  As this question<\/p>\n
was not considered by the E.I.Court and the E.I.<\/p>\n
Court solely relied on the Full Bench decision of<\/p>\n
this court which was subsequently overruled by the<\/p>\n
Apex    Court, the question  is  to  be  considered<\/p>\n
afresh.\n<\/p>\n
     The appeal is allowed. The order passed by the<\/p>\n
E.I. Court in I.C.NO.14\/1996 dated 6.6.2006 is set<\/p>\n
aside.      E.I. Court,  Kollam   is  directed   to<\/p>\n
INSA 37\/2008             7<\/span><\/p>\n
determine    whether the   demand  raised  by   the<\/p>\n
Corporation is within a reasonable period of time<\/p>\n
and    whether the  delayed  action taken   by  the<\/p>\n
Corporation has resulted     any prejudice to the<\/p>\n
respondent.    It is made clear that respondent has<\/p>\n
to deposit the amount covered by the demand less<\/p>\n
the disputed amount     then only E.I. Court need<\/p>\n
consider the question.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                               M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR
\n                                        JUDGE
\ntpl\/-\n<\/p>\n
M.SASIDHARAN NAMBIAR, J.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
     ———————\n<\/p>\n
      W.P.(C).NO. \/06\n<\/p>\n
     ———————\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
         JUDGMENT<\/p>\n
     SEPTEMBER,2006<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court The Assistant Regional Director vs Sri.Roy.M.Mathew on 1 April, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Ins.APP.No. 37 of 2008(A) 1. THE ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR, … Petitioner 2. THE RECOVERY OFFICER, E.S.I.CORPORATION, Vs 1. SRI.ROY.M.MATHEW, MOTHOOTTU HOUSE, … Respondent For Petitioner :SRI.T.V.AJAYAKUMAR For Respondent :SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN The Hon’ble MR. 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