Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 6 · Decided 7 January 1998
Hindustan Times LTD. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 6 · [1998] 1 S.C.R. 4
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6251/1983
- Decided
- 7 January 1998
- Bench
- S.B. MAJMUDAR, M. JAGANNADHA RAO (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 495; Constitution; Limitation Act
Headnote
TIMES LTD. v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. JANUARY 7, 1998 [S.B. MAJMUDAR AND M. JAGANNADHA RAO, JJ.) Labour Law: Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952: Section-14-B-Employees' provident fund contributions-Delay in remittance-Damages-Recovery of-Period of arising due to-Plea of-Held: Such a plea must be taken before the department and proved-If the plea is rejected the same cannot be raised before the High Court unless clearly pleaded-Mere delay in initiating action under S. 14-B does not amount to prejudice-Constitution E of India, I950, Arts.
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