{"id":24654,"date":"2010-11-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-25T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-regional-provident-vs-ms-vishwabharathi-hospital-pvt-on-26-november-2010"},"modified":"2017-10-03T13:03:28","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T07:33:28","slug":"the-regional-provident-vs-ms-vishwabharathi-hospital-pvt-on-26-november-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-regional-provident-vs-ms-vishwabharathi-hospital-pvt-on-26-november-2010","title":{"rendered":"The Regional Provident vs M\/S Vishwabharathi Hospital Pvt … on 26 November, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
The Regional Provident vs M\/S Vishwabharathi Hospital Pvt … on 26 November, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: V.Jagannathan<\/div>\n
3.\n\nIN THE HIGH comm 0;? KARNATAKA AT BAi\\{g3+\u00e9\u00a7::;\u00a73 1\u00a7t';E.\u00a7' - K\nBated tha 263\" day of November 20.16    \n\n:BEF0RE;_\n\nHON'BLE MR.JUSTI(3E : v.;1AQAr$;'N2miAN\"   ; '  7\n\nWRIT PETITICBN No. 2?5559 a09  ' %\nW.I3.Nos. 26633, 2653;*;4,:\"'::.u553s,.2e35A35  \"\n2755;; \/ 2099 Vf['1\";v.+_P\ufb01'_}_ % :\n\nIn W.P.N0. 223555 1 2099\" $  \" .\n\nBETWEEN :\n\nRcgiunalv   V' \"\n\nNo. 13, Efaja  Mdhaggjcgg Road;\nBangalorg: -~. 56.002-5_g   ' ~\n\nThe Regionai' Pre:\u00a7vid\u00e9i1t.'C\u00bbQ\ufb02i1:;iSsioner,\n. . .Petiti011er\n\n _(  S\ufb01oila, Advocate. }\n\n Hospital i3vt. L1:d.,\n\na company ingz\ufb01xrporated under the\nC0mpa.I1i{:s A(:'t, 1956, having its of\ufb01ce at\n\n N05. 16*\/4..and 10\/5, 3rd Main Road,\n\u00ab Z  ' -- _}ia;:11.1ma:1.:11ar;agara, Ba11ga10re~ I9,\n _ .r\u00a7:pVr\u20ac:s==:nted by its Managng Director.\n\n. . Respondent\n\n( By Sri M.V.V.Ramana. Advocate. )\n\nWrit Petition \ufb01led praying to issue a writ of\ncertierari and set aside the Gram' dated 30.332009 Vid\ufb01\n\nAm1exu:nr::~D, etc.\n\n \n\n\n\n\u00a7'<J\n\nIn W.P.N0. 26633 \/ 2009 :\nBETWEEN 2\n\nThe Regional Provident Fund    .\nCommissioner,  -AA\nSub--Regi0I1a} Office, P.B.No.5'7i2. V\nMa1"1ga10re~--2, Dakshjna Ka11n.'ad__a. .   \n\n   . V '=.,. ._:.?\u20ac:IZit;if3\ufb02\u20acI"\n\n( By Sri Hax\u00e9k\ufb01shlla S." 1:iGi.I\u00a33.,V A\u20ac1v0c%it\u00e9;' I \n\nA N D :\nM\/s Pretiaier we  _  \nBolar, Iviangaidrgz-71,.  Kaiinarla,\nrcpt. by its  ;\u00a3'i1be1'i.J.L'}0e1I1o,\nS\/0 G.-J Aig":%,d.ab\u00a2ut 74'"}'f..'<'1fS,\nR\/0 J?{aIaL1\u00a2, _ --\nDakshiria Iiaxlnadzi; %  _  \"\n\n\" \" ' V 7- \" ...Re-spondent\n\n  \ufb01igdvpraying to call for the records on\n\n v. \u00ab;he~._ ;ii1\u00a7,,  Appellate Tzibmlal in appeal\n\n 82; issue a writ of certiarari and set\nasiiig-:__fhe dated 1.4.2009, Vida Annexure-E, etc.\n\n W.P.N'\u00a7)''.s26634 \/ 2009 :\n\nV  T  Regional Provident Fund Commissioner,\n\"  , '. Sub\u00abReg'onal Of\ufb01ce, P.B.N<).5'?2,\n\nMa1:1ga1ore\u00bb-M2, Dakshina Kannada.\n\n. . . Petitioner\n\n{ B}? Sri Ha\ufb01klishtla S.Ht3Ila. Advocatts. )\n\n \n\n\n\nANI):\n\n185\/ S A\ufb02lbtlqtlerque 85 Sons,\nSea View Hoiga Bazaar,\nBa-Iar, MangaIore~575 O81,\nrapt. by its Managing Farmer\nGeerge Albuquerque Pai,\n\n3\/ :3 Cyril Albuquczque,\n\nAged about 54 years.\n\n.' ' ;_f\u00a7es}\u00a7'::)ndent\n\n( By an A.\u00a72Lf;\u00bbxo11a, 3\nWrit Pe\u00a7itio.f: _'--\ufb011\u20ac\u00a7d ipfayixijg".j\u00a7*1:.Q_'__\u00a7%S$ue a writ: of\ncertziorari   dated 1.4.2009, Vid\u00e9\n\nAnnexurse\ufb01,  T}.\nIn W.P.N:). 25635' ;2V0<:x\u00e9\u00a7%Tk;l: %:'  %\n\nBETWEEN -\n\n" vT_11%;:;\n\n'   Jaxniyjvatui Falah,\n '=._B'eh:lnd Kmlkanady Masque, Kankanady,\n .4 .. Mangalore, rep. by its Presidsnt\n\nM1\".HazdL1}Iah Ismail.\n. . Respondent\n\n( 8:9 Sri B.Lathif. Advocate.\nfar M\/S Mufthi Law Chambers. )\n\n\n\n A o*~..__\u00a3\u00a7ge(i aim: 54% years.\n\n   j  Petition \ufb01led praying to Cali for the records on\n_  file of EFF Appellate Tribunal appeal\n :;No.A'}'A.6i5{)(6)2002 8a issue a writ of certiorari and set\n\nWrit Petition \ufb01led praying to issue    _\ncertiorari and set aside The order dated  {fid\u00e9a-.[  ' \n\nAnI1exun=:--D, etc.\n\nIn W.P.N0. 26636 I 2089 :\nBETWEEN :\n\nThe Regional Provident  V. \" '\nCommissioner,     ~-- \nSub--Reg;iona1 Office. P.B;No.:57'2,'  ' '_ A\nMangaiorcm\ufb02 ,  I{an:.1ad.a;'v  V' V\n\n...P\u20acti\u00a5Zi0I1\u20ac1'\n AS.'-Hoiiia, Advocate. 3\nA N D : V d\n\nM] s A.Albuquerq;1ev 85 So1;;_s,<..\\\n\nSea View Hoiga  '\n\nBolar, Iv\u00a7;'\u00a3ii1gal'or\u00a2-- 1, Da$<:$hima Kannada,\n1*:::pt\u00a7 by its Ni\u00e9inaglng Parmer\n\nGeorga A1buq4uet'qg1e~- Pal',\n\nS\/<3 Albvziqyzerqzie,\n\n.. Responderxt\n\n"   By Sri A.R.Holla, Advocate. )\n\naside the order dated 1.4.2009. Vida Annexure--{), etc.\n\n \n\n\n\nIn W.P.No. 27554 \/ 2009 :\n\nBETWEEN :\n\nThe Regional Provident Fund Commissioner,   V \nRegional C)ffic&, Bangalora, .   ' 2  dd\nNo.13. Raja Ram Mohan R0}; Road,\nBangalore -- 560 025.\n\n.  .A}3EEi?iQFiBI\n\n( By Sri Hmmshna SA,_}.i\u00a7\u00a71ia,"V.5\u00a7dv\u00a7iCat{:','A) \n\nAND:\n\nM\/' S Macmi\ufb01an J:\u00a31d'i'\u00e9?L'--vLi1f1itr:d;,   V.   V\na company iI1CQi"r?ii}IfatC(i'11i1iiCF__t}IC\nC0mpar3,i\u00e9S'dAc1i_;f,    '\nRcg'stcri::_d \u20ac_)\ufb01'1(:f,7' at. "No. 21_,' Patu\ufb01os Road,\nCheI1I1ai\u00ab'i300. GU12,  da..Branch O\ufb01icc at\nHMS Ambassador"13'?, Residency Raad,\nBangalore-66'6' {)V2.\u00a7V,":-rcpt. 'By its\n\n_ .. _ Finall\u00e9ge hIi~anagerV.I\u00bbiV;f.R:;t.xnac}:1andran.\n\n.. Respondent\n\n    Subramanya, Advocate,\n .   for Sri B.C.Prabhakar. )\n\nwii;__A'\u00a7--'etitior: \ufb01led praying to call for the records on\n\n   \ufb01le of the E\ufb01lployees' Provident Fund Appellate\n dddddmimgm, New Deihi, in appeal No.ATA.406(6)'20{)5 and\nVT  adide the order dated 30.3.2009 (A11nexu:r6:--E)\n\n  --. fpassed by it, etc.\n\nThese petitions coming on far prelimi51a1'5: hearing\n\nin' 'B' group this day, the court made tha following :\n\n\n\n8\n\neeurt through the provisions of the Act agfid\n\npart;i(:u1ar, referreci to Section 14\u00bb-B of the Act,"  A"'  ii". .'\n\n..\n<\/pre>\n
t). The second ground urged. ~bj,I_  nu<\/p>\n
eeunsei is that the appellate   <\/p>\n
reduced the damages by 9
\nannum on the arrears Qf..Veon’t.risi.i\u00a7iei1,_ha\ufb01r1g…re%md to
\nPa1’ag\u00a3’ap11 3’2-A of the  Funds
\nScheme, 195:2  penalty couid
\nnot have   the \ufb01efault in
\nmaking  ‘E)e\u00a7;ond six mcmths in
\nrespect izof ii   employers concerned.<\/p>\n
Therefore.  Verrler ef  appellate tribunal suffers<\/p>\n
” v’fmm’-itiiese. two i11\ufb01r:i1’i’ties. As such, the order passed by<\/p>\n
\ufb01ne’ ye\ufb01;t.i_er;_e1′  estored.<\/p>\n
  (:3. eounsel Shri M.V.V.R’a1na11a, arguing on<\/p>\n
 “oikhe respendent in W.F’.N0. 27556\/12009,<\/p>\n
 eeoijtezzded that a carefui reading of the entire provisions<\/p>\n
 . Act would go to show that the appellate tribunai<\/p>\n
 ” has got all the powers which inciudes reducing the<\/p>\n
penalty and this is clear from a cembirzeci reading of<\/p>\n
4′:\/.\n<\/p>\n
\u00ab-\n<\/p>\n
Sections ‘7-I, 7~J and 7~A and, therefore, the <\/p>\n
that the appellate tribtmaj does not have   ”<\/p>\n
reduce the penalty ea}:1I1o%: be aeeepteci-.. A <\/p>\n
7. As far as the rate of i\ufb01ifji’-.1_).V}r’
\nis conczemed, the submissien  is   dieeretion
\nis vested even wiith   to reduce the
\npenalty and evenavs   we Scheme.
\nthe use of   2 ifeeover from the
\nemp10ye:’__t}y:  that discretion is
\nvested   as well to reduce the<\/p>\n
damages a.’nc_1%’itj; mien  the learned eolmsei also<\/p>\n
 _dre\\v,.:=\u00a7:}’1\u00a7)poIT. ffezi1v:\u00a7%a_Ijag’aph 32~B of the Scheme.<\/p>\n
  __a.’I’he:”sL1″btni:f$siz>n of iearned ccnmsel Shri a.R.Helia<\/p>\n
  for the ree;3e1’1(ient in W.P.N0. 25534\/20::;9 is that, 1:1<\/p>\n
 “to. Z the employel’ for whom he appears, the<\/p>\n
A   of the appellate tribunal in the impugned<\/p>\n
 *:::1″.deI’ is that the erlquiry Conducted su\ufb01ers from several<\/p>\n
9′ ” “legal ix\ufb01irmities aild, uncier the said circumstances, the<\/p>\n
appellate t1*ib13.11al was justi\ufb01ed in reducing the penalty
\n$0 33”?\/is and he fu1’*t}’1er submitted that. if this court were<\/p>\n
}<\/p>\n
an<\/p>\n
14<\/span>
\nprocedure before the tribune} and tha said A’<\/p>\n
as under:\n<\/p>\n
“7-I. Appeab ta Tribunal.\n<\/p>\n
aggrieved by a I10fl1′”‘iCE\u00a7.tiOI1 :’i$\u00e9’3;_l’V'(%\u20ac’1  V’
\nCentral Government,  ord\u20ac:rV_pasus;%:\u00a71A”‘:?:\u00a7y’*w~
\nthe Centre} G0ver11meI1f_:__u_?: amy
\nunder the provisui _fc.  or
\nsection (4) of sectioii  for sub\u00bb-\n<\/p>\n
section (i)    except<\/p>\n
an  ,\u00a71.p\u00a73i\u00a7A{,:.’i’tiV<:)\\IiVVV'for review<\/p>\n
refeI'I'e:d.._ tb. V;'j;'1  3:9'1}.l:Vi;:\/'$'<:z3i'::ii'(':iIf1  thereof, or<\/p>\n
se\u00a2tio..:1-  '.148, may prefer an<\/p>\n
 _t.<:) against such
\nlgo\ufb01\ufb01c\u00e9iiio\ufb01 :1rTo1'ii\u00e9r;' ' <\/p>\n
A V    under Sub–s<:':ction (1)<\/p>\n
%  s.ha11'%%t;e:Tr~aed in such form and manner,<\/p>\n
  \ufb01me and be accompanied by<\/p>\n
":3u<:i": "1"e11: of the
\nexercise of its powers or of the discharge of
\nits functians including the places at which
\nthe Tribunal shali have its sittings.<\/p>\n
 – (1) The C’.o11%:1’a1 Provident Fund<\/p>\n
E5<\/p>\n
(:2) A Tribunal. shall, for the purpose  ‘ ”
\ndischarging its functions, have  “‘
\npowers which are Vested in the _-  \u00ab
\nreferred to in section 7A   ‘proooi\u00e9idiiig. _
\nbefore the Tribunal shall beidg\u00e9gged  i
\njudicial proceeding
\nsections 193 and 228,  ih\ufb01
\nsection 196 of   (45 of
\n1860) and the *mbui;sii”\u00a7e\u00a2:med to
\nhe a civil ociii1*t_ foij   section
\n195    i  Code of
\nCriiniiiezi l3;!;\u00a2v”.’>’;'(:JfiE:\u20aciii11;’1′(‘–:i,ViiA’.:lK.9\u00ab”.3’Vi’3A'(2 1974}. ”<\/p>\n
Since siib-s\u00e9otioii ‘{2}’  __i’\u00a5’J mentions that the
\ntribunal shall hem: the -_po:\u00a7foIt\u00a7Wi1ich are vested in the
\nof\ufb02oers r_oii:”:r\u00a7od io i1:i”‘Se:\u00e9:,:tio11 7A and the said section<\/p>\n
si?i11Vhav\u00e9   to and it reads as utiiderz
\n“‘?’A.”‘– D\u00e9t\u00e9ryiiriation of moneys due from<\/p>\n
“\u00abij{_Joii:i’ri3issionor, any Additional Cezitral
\n‘  Piovident Fund Commissioner, any Deputy
\n* ‘ZPi”oVidont Fund Cominissioxier, any Regional<\/p>\n
Provident I\ufb01md Commissioner, or any<\/p>\n
Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner<\/p>\n
%<\/p>\n
, f<\/p>\n
may, by order, —\n<\/p>\n
I6<\/p>\n
(3) in a case where a dispute a1fise:~\u00a7”‘.f””- <\/p>\n
regarding the applieabiiity of this  “-‘ff  V<\/p>\n
an establishment, decide such _rii3pi\u00a7te,”-T<\/p>\n
and<\/p>\n
{E3} det.eI’mine the a1nVount:”\u00a2:11je_A.fro1i1v_–V_aI1y’. VV ”<\/p>\n
employer under an\u00a7,?’~V..provisi’Q1i  <\/p>\n
Act, the Schen1e_____”‘er_ vghe “Pejnsioi%1
\nScheme o1″t’\u00a7ie I;1’sL1;”af1c:c:.VV%S{:A1%1e111e, as<\/p>\n
the case may be, _  9<\/p>\n
and for_vzi{11y::1ie<if.  \u00e9:feress.#1id"' f;-urpoees may
\nctonduet :\u00a7Qti\u00a7;11   as the 11135} deem<\/p>\n
rieeessagt\ufb01y<\/p>\n
 xiii} '1'}1e' "e:ind1}eting the i11qu1'ry'<\/p>\n
1;s.1*1_vderLSuIu)s5e;f:1j(i'::1 ( shall, for the purposes<\/p>\n
   inqui.Vyf_,___have the same pewers as are<\/p>\n
'A   <::ourt: under the Code of Civil
\n Pi"0eee1\u00bbi:.1r\u20ac\u00a7~,..–:19{38 (5 of 1908), for trying a. suit<\/p>\n
A   Caf the foliowing nlatters, name1y:~<\/p>\n
.. (3) enforcing the attendance sf 33:1};
\nperson car examining him on oath;
\n{b} requiri11g the dj.se<)ve1*y and
\nproci21{:tioI1 of documents;
\n[(3) receiving evidence on af\ufb01davit;
\n[d} isssuir1g commissions for the
\nexamination of witnesses,<\/p>\n
%<\/p>\n
—…a<\/p>\n
i?\n<\/p>\n
and any such ixiquirjv shaii be deemed <\/p>\n
a judicia} pro<:eedi.11g Within the mea.n:i:;1g gf <\/p>\n
sections 193 anti 228. and f<3J1ij;1f'1e  '<\/p>\n
seeiiien 196, of the Indian  <\/p>\n
1860). \u00bb %<\/p>\n
(3; xxx    i V\n<\/p>\n
15. A Combined reandii\u00e9igoi” ;e)f{jivieior1s of
\nthe Act leaves no Vd<311bt'V:z'a%_se' appellate
\ntribunal as   p.a:13s 'which are also
\nvested with ilij\ufb01 CO\ufb02'1I31iSSi()I1\u20acI'.\n<\/p>\n
The    vests with the
\nRPFC, %:I;<?~3If\u00a7f:f\u00e9:)I;e,"  exercised by the appeilate<\/p>\n
t1'i'b1.m_a1-vejven uwhen  mattei' is taken by way of appeal<\/p>\n
   etders peesed by the RPFC. In View of the<\/p>\n
afi?).reEsa.id~v f133;j('_)\\I:i"svi{\u00a7:"1s of law, the power to reduce the<\/p>\n
 _da1n\u00e9;'g3:es.\u00ab__'iree{'$ even with the appeliate tribunal. As<\/p>\n
4  thew\ufb01orltenticun put forward in this regard by the<\/p>\n
'_ l_\u20ac\u20acE'\u00abI;\u00a3;1\u20ac3t\u00a7' counsel for the petitioner cannot: be accepted as<\/p>\n
 h'Eii?iI1g any force behind it.<\/p>\n
16. As far as the levy of 15% by way of penalty and<\/p>\n
damages bv the appeilate tliblmal is COI1C\u20acI’I1(3d, this<\/p>\n
court, in the case of Regional Provident Fund<\/p>\n
%<\/p>\n
E8<\/p>\n
Commissioner, Mcmgalore. Vs. Jamiyyaml ‘IV .<\/p>\n
Mcmgalore, reportetfi in ‘2’{}1(}~III LLJ 65:2,   <\/p>\n
at paragraphs– 13 and 14:\n<\/p>\n
” 1.3. A;:3plyiI1g the afn:re$_Vai\u20ac1 “pi4i1″1ei[;;{ee..e:.vafV
\nLaw, Section 14-13  _ne1:\n<\/p>\n
I11aI1dE1t0I’}’ levy   deeexiet
\ncontemplate come   of
\ndamages i1’1VavII’la1;1i’1f:i’–:DI’ES(}f17ib<'$\u00a7. lie-\u00e9i'er para
\n32A of eggs  :3\u00a3:1;es11;\u00a7s_'L%:9V5":.i f""'i'hough the
\nstatut\u00e9iv'  e.mup:l0yer eannot be
\nin 6'f""–<:i5.a111ages in all
\nmiperative. The use of
\nthe 'wefds  in Section 14\u00ab8 of
\nthe Aef, ._:i(ief1'i:ie'a1 \u00a30 the very words in
\n 35"-VB" **** 'ef the Employees' State
\n  ___C301'po1?;1ti011 Act, 1948, in the
\n'recovery of damages and levy of
\nA '—peI1eit}%A,i'~~' I11}? opiniorz, the levy of damages
\nurideir Section 14~\u00bbB of the Act is by way of
\nAA  'p.e11a1ty. The Legislature having limited the
\nji\u00a7risdiei:ie\u00a3:1 of the a11thority to Kev}: penalty
\nnet exceeding the amount referred to in<\/p>\n
paragraph 324% of the EPF Scheme, 1952,<\/p>\n
must be COI1S\u20ac'I'11\u20ac(i, keeping in View the
\nlanguage clepioyed in the legisiative act and<\/p>\n
not de hors the same.\n<\/p>\n
\ufb01e<\/p>\n
..I<\/p>\n
26<\/span><\/p>\n
Under those circumstalmes. the matters will have ,<\/p>\n
rerrlaz\ufb02ed to the appellate tribunal to consider:   V’<\/p>\n
of the Cases on its ovm facts and :ci:’c3r11ns’tan:cc\u00a7s’v landfto <\/p>\n
decide as to what; would be Vtlle  doigragos <\/p>\n
could be levied on each of  {he
\nappellate tribunal comes  rhat”]__:)enalty
\nby way of dalnages   As the
\nimptigred ordorsl  ‘–:.tl.1r:__V:l,fbzllsis on which
\nl5% per   ‘-at by the appellate
\ntx\u00e9bunalg    have to go back to<\/p>\n
the appellato  ro’–roo\ufb01sider the above aspect in<\/p>\n
V accorc\u00e9a\ufb02cc with <\/p>\n
    r\u00e9tsult, all these petitions are allowed to the<\/p>\n
e$\u00a7tcr::;V%.oi'”‘ ‘Caside the impugjned orders passed by<\/p>\n
V . the  and the matter star1ds remitted to<\/p>\n
 wapp\u00e9yllote E:1’ib1_u”1al for fresh disposal in accordance<\/p>\n
 withm a period of six months from the date of<\/p>\n
“–\u00ab.vVVr\u00e9<\u00a7\u20acipt of a copy of this order.<\/p>\n
Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n
JUDGE<\/p>\n
Ckc\/\u00bb\u00ab<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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