{"id":39817,"date":"2010-09-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-15T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-joint-director-e-s-i-vs-ms-goetze-india-ltd-on-16-september-2010"},"modified":"2016-04-06T01:35:09","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T20:05:09","slug":"the-joint-director-e-s-i-vs-ms-goetze-india-ltd-on-16-september-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-joint-director-e-s-i-vs-ms-goetze-india-ltd-on-16-september-2010","title":{"rendered":"The Joint Director E S I &#8230; vs M\/S Goetze India Ltd on 16 September, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The Joint Director E S I &#8230; vs M\/S Goetze India Ltd on 16 September, 2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: A.S.Bopanna<\/div>\n<pre>IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\nDATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER\n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A S B~0l..5A;NNEg  1  \"  E \n\nIVi.F.A. NO. 1363\/2Q0?A{ESEi)_\u00b0_  E '\n\nI BETWEEN :\n\nTHE JOINT DIRECTOR\n\nE.S.1. CORPORATION \n\nNO.}O, BINNY FIELDS   ;   \nEANGALORE--560 023     ...APPELLANT\n\n{BY SR: V    F  \n\nAND:\n\nM\/S GOETZE '17N_D_IA?.LT\u00a3).';\u00ab~.,_ .\n\nBANGALORE e560 0654.  2 \"\n\nREP. BY ITSGENERAL. = _  ~\n\nMANAGER (H'Z?_&amp;IR}    RESPONDENT\n\n'0 0'  --.(BYi-\u00e9R1'..'B O  ADV. FOR\n\n\u00bb  .. M\/1SB_HO*O1_\u00a2&gt;ALAN LAW ASSOCIATES, ADVS.)\n\n'*..\"'VA\"r1~:IS\"'.\"Sjs-LEPEAL IS FILED U\/SEC.82 (2) OF ESI ACT.\n\nAGAENST'  ORDER DATED 19.10.2006 PASSED IN\n\n  ESI.A.NO,V 55 \/ 2004 ON THE FILE OF THE JUDGE, ESI COURT,\n\"   ALLOWING THE APPLICATION.\n\n E.  E-'This Appeal coming On for hearing, this day, the\n'  Cgourt delivered the following :\n\n.\u00a3\n\n4-.\n\n\n\nJUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>The appellant-ESI Corporation is before <\/p>\n<p>assailing the order dated 19.10.2006  4_<\/p>\n<p>Application No.55\/04. The said :order.i&#8217;s&#8221;,a  &#8216; j <\/p>\n<p>passed in four applications Whichiitwereil pending\u00bb.beforedthe<\/p>\n<p>Tribunal. Among four applications, the <\/p>\n<p>and the application  Storms damages<br \/>\nas ordered by the ESI Section 858 of<br \/>\nthe Employees   i.(_l_i_eTreinafter referred to<br \/>\nas &#8216;the    by the said order has<br \/>\nset   it holding that the<\/p>\n<p>damages&#8217; are_not._payable:i1&#8217;i&#8221;the instant facts of the case.<\/p>\n<p> \u00abtheclearned Counsel appearing for the<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;per-u.sed the appeal papers.\n<\/p>\n<p> 3.-._&#8221;Th&#8217;:e appellant~ESI corporation had initially passed<\/p>\n<p>,i:an&#8230;_prde&#8217;r.. under Section 45A of the Act holding that the<\/p>\n<p>.0  it-espondenbcompany is liable to pay contribution in<\/p>\n<p>i.\n<\/p>\n<p>1&#8242;-\n<\/p>\n<p>respect of certain incentives granted to its employees<\/p>\n<p>inasmuch as it forms part of the wages. The saidlrissue<\/p>\n<p>was agitated by the respondent herein before <\/p>\n<p>which ultimately resulted in appeals bef_ore&#8217;iri.. <\/p>\n<p>MFA Nos. 1339\/ 1999 and 5628\/ 1998. in tthesaid  <\/p>\n<p>the issue was concluded holding that the <\/p>\n<p>liable to pay the  thereto, the<br \/>\ncontribution was requii&#8217;e:d.to.&#8217;pa&#8217;idv&#8217;:Aarid&#8217;according to the<br \/>\nappellant-Corporation  in payment of<br \/>\nthe &#8216;said     the damages were<br \/>\nlevied  In the instant case,<br \/>\nthe darnagels  14, 151 \/&#8211; was levied by order<br \/>\ndated 19.\u00e9.4:3p0o4l  &#8221;  t<\/p>\n<p>V   Court, while considering the contentions<\/p>\n<p>  order, has referred to the aspect relating to<\/p>\n<p>lV._damageus&#8221;:. at para-16 of its order. In this regard, after<\/p>\n<p> note of the rival contentions and also taking note of<\/p>\n<p>  contents of Regulation 31C of the Act has come to the<\/p>\n<p>t<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;:\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">5<\/span><br \/>\npaid and in any event, when the matter was pending<br \/>\nconsideration before the ES} Court itself certain amounts<br \/>\nhad been paid and therefore, the question of<\/p>\n<p>damages would not arise.\n<\/p>\n<p>7. In the light of what has been contelnde&#8217;d&#8217;,,&#8217;_:in  i it <\/p>\n<p>view, the decision of the Hon&#8217;ble &#8220;Suprernell&#8217;C_o&#8217;t1rt \u00abA1-\u00a2rei4i4ed<\/p>\n<p>to by the learned Counsel for res.pondent:wo&#8217;uid not be<\/p>\n<p>applicable to the present facts&#8212;ofthle-.case&#8217;inasrnuch as in<br \/>\nthe instant case, the darnagest. by the appellant-<\/p>\n<p>corporation orgly\ufb01for  litigation between<\/p>\n<p>the parties  had ended in the earlier<br \/>\nappeals  in _ \/1999 and 5628\/1998.\n<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, what is to be noticed in the instant case is as to<\/p>\n<p>  respondents herein have deposited the<\/p>\n<p>Leon-t_rib&#8217;utien  had been determined within reasonable<\/p>\n<p> _ time&#8221;&#8212;aft__er  disposal of the said appeals. The said<\/p>\n<p> {asipect is &#8220;clear from the document available on record. In<\/p>\n<p>.&#8217;  this regard it is seen that the earlier appeals were disposed<\/p>\n<p>t<\/p>\n<p>.,,u<\/p>\n<p>of on 17.02.2003. The document at Ex.A7 which was<br \/>\nmarked before the E81 Court would indicate the details of<\/p>\n<p>the payments which were made. It is no dou\u00a7ot&#8221;.tra&#8217;e&#8211;.e:that<\/p>\n<p>certain amounts were paid during the perifdency: <\/p>\n<p>proceedings both before the ESI&#8217;\u00b0Co&#8217;urt_   <\/p>\n<p>before this Court. The very same d&#8217;Qcu.rnent.&#8217;would~ inmtiieatepp<\/p>\n<p>that after such payment, a  of: \/0&#8242;<br \/>\narising from the entire&#8217;:   after the<br \/>\ndisposal of the appeal.  is no dispute<br \/>\nthat the said&#8221;   the respondent<\/p>\n<p>company  indicate that there is<\/p>\n<p>delay oi7._one  &#8216;date of determination by this<\/p>\n<p>Court. aspect is kept in view, the ES}<\/p>\n<p>  not justified in setting aside the entire ciaim for<\/p>\n<p>0&#8217; darnage&#8217;s\u00a2.: &#8216; * &#8216;_&#8217;  2&#8242;<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;C8.  come to the above conclusion, the issue<\/p>\n<p>0&#8243;~.4..&#8217;*for consideration is as to whether the appellant-<\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;&#8216;-Corporation theinseives have passed an appropriate order<\/p>\n<p>\u00abi,<\/p>\n<p>A<\/p>\n<p>under Section 858 of the Act. In this regard. as already<\/p>\n<p>noticed and also as extracted by the ES} Court itself, the<\/p>\n<p>regulation 31C of the ES} (General) <\/p>\n<p>would contemplate the rate at which the d&amp;i&#8217;1u\u20ac1i\u00a7\u20acs&#8217;l-l.are tabbed <\/p>\n<p>ievied keeping in View the de1ayed,:4paiynli7entiy..  C<\/p>\n<p>a perusal of the order impuggnedllhefore <\/p>\n<p>would indicate that even  appe.llant~corp0ration<br \/>\nhave noticed all contentionsll-whiclh&#8217;wereputforth before the<br \/>\nauthority conc4f::f&#8217;I1__\u20acid,  the damages<br \/>\nhas been    llciearly indicated with<br \/>\nreference-Vto&#8221;&#8216;the;:&#8217;p:erio.d  at which it is to be<br \/>\nlevied.1&#8242;:&#8217;fI&#8217;hereioVre&#8217;;&#8217;V-~  circumstance, it would have<\/p>\n<p>been appropriate  Court to set aside the said order<\/p>\n<p> the.._.__matter to the original authority for<\/p>\n<p> pl ifeconsivderation. However keeping in View the position that<\/p>\n<p>afte&#8217;rlheai&#8217;irig..e:the parties, at this stage, this Court has come<\/p>\n<p>to thev\ufb01conclusion that the E81 Court was not justified in<\/p>\n<p> aside the order in its entirety and also since the<\/p>\n<p>  dates relating to payment is clear, and also noticing that<\/p>\n<p>t<\/p>\n<p>9:\n<\/p>\n<p>the respondent-wzornpany had paid certain amounts during<\/p>\n<p>the pendency of the initial dispute relating to contrihution<\/p>\n<p>when the matter was before the ESE Court anc;i&#8221;&#8216;this.__&#8217;Cioi__iit,<\/p>\n<p>it would be appropriate for this Court\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>discretion and levy an appropriate   d<\/p>\n<p>be paid so as to draw the curtainsdwdon the _tiravJ,_n;.<\/p>\n<p>litigation.<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n9. In  the demand is\nfor a sum pf    to the same, the\n<\/pre>\n<p>respond-en.t_sA&#8221;&#8216;~\u00bbyhatie  a sum Rs.4,000\/-.<br \/>\nTherefore,&#8217;*  =b\u00a7aI&#8217;an&lt;:e of the amount, the<\/p>\n<p>respondent:eompan&#039;y_shall pay Rs.5,000\/&#8211;Which shall be<\/p>\n<p> by theappellantcorporation as full and final<\/p>\n<p>  claim towards damages.\n<\/p>\n<p>*~  Hence with the above modi\ufb01cation of the order<\/p>\n<p>pf Court, the present appeal stands disposed of with a<\/p>\n<p>   direction to the respondent herein to pay the said sum of<\/p>\n<p>4,<\/p>\n<p>r&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Rs.5,000\/- within a period of three weeks from the date of<\/p>\n<p>receipt 9f a copy of this judgment.<\/p>\n<p>sd\/&#8230;&amp; e {i:\n<\/p>\n<p>ake \/bms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court The Joint Director E S I &#8230; vs M\/S Goetze India Ltd on 16 September, 2010 Author: A.S.Bopanna IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER BEFORE THE HON&#8217;BLE MR. 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