Supreme Court · 1976 INSC 25 · Decided 13 February 1976
Coal Mines Provident Fund Commissioner, Dhanbad & Other v. J. Lala & Sons
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1976 INSC 25 · [1976] 3 S.C.R. 365
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1363/1974
- Decided
- 13 February 1976
- Bench
- A.N. RAY, M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, JASWANT SINGH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
FUND COMMISSIONER DHANBAD & OTHER v. J. LALA & SONS February 13, 1976 [A. N. RAY, C.J., M. H. BEG AND JASWANT SINGH, JJ.J 365 Coal Mines Provident Fund and Bonus Schen1e Act 1948 (XLVI of 1948)­ Seclion IOF and 78-Payn1e11t of dun1ages payable by the ernpioyer-W/lether the Provident Fund and Bonus Scheme Act 1948 is a penal section ·under which for default in the payment of any Provi­ ·dent Fund contribution, the Central Government may recover from such employer or person as the case may bi!, such damages, not exceeding 25% of the amount of
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