Kerala Court February 1972 Judgments

P. Narayan Nair Vs. the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner

Court: Kerala

Reported in: (1973)ILLJ236Ker

M.U. Issac, J.1. The petitioner was the proprietor of an industrial establishment, known by the name 'Desabandhu Printing Works'. According to him it was set up and started on 29-5-1963, and closed down in September, 1967 after retrenching all the workmen. There was a limited company by the name Swaraj Industries Private Limited which was conducting different branches of business. Its main business was running a printing establishment under the style 'Swaraj Printing Works' and publishing a Malayalam daily by name 'Desabandhu'. The Swaraj Industries Private Ltd., was wound up by this Court in Company Petition No. 22 of 1961. The official liquidator terminated the services of all the employees of the company and fully settled their claims. The Swaraj Printing Works and rights in respect of 'Desabandhu' were leased out by the official liquidator to different persons ; and the lessees conducted the press and the publication of the paper for some time. Then the official liquidator decided ...