Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 500 · Decided 17 April 2025
Ajay Raj Shetty v. Director & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 500 · [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1299
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2036/2025
- Decided
- 17 April 2025
- Bench
- SUDHANSHU DHULIA, AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
Whether the conviction of the appellant u/s.85(i)(b), Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 and the sentence awarded is justified. Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 - ss.85, 2(17) - Punishment for failure to "Principal employer" - Though deductions towards Employees' State Insurance contribution were made from the wages of the respondent no.2-Company's employees but they were not deposited with Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) -
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