Court : Orissa
Decided on : Jan-21-1974
Reported in : 40(1974)CLT257; (1974)IILLJ115Ori
R.N. Misra, J.1. The Koraput Division of M/s. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has its establishment at Sunabeda within the district of Koraput under the territorial jurisdiction of this Court. The company is a defence oriented project and its factory at Sunabeda is engaged in the manufacture of aero-engines for the MIG fighter planes, The Regional Director of Employees' State Insurance Corporation (opposite party No. 1) an authority operating under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 34 of 1948 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) required the company to pay the special contribution in terms of Section 73A of the Act and demanded a sum of Rs. 18,919 for the quarter ending 31-3-1972. Prior to the said period, the petitioner. company had already contributed to the tune of Rs. 1,63,898 without knowing its liability. Armed with a decision of the Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in its support, the company resisted the demand, but when coercive steps were threatened, it has com...
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