Supreme Court · 1994 INSC 534 · Decided 22 November 1994
Regional Provident Fund Commissioner v. M/S K.T Rolling Mills PVT. LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1994 INSC 534 · [1994] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 643
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1639/1994
- Decided
- 22 November 1994
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, B.L. HANSARIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952- Section 14-B- Default in depositing contribution-Delay of 12 years in initiating proceedings-Whether order levying damages merits to be struck down on ground of delay-Held, No. A B c The respondent has defaulted the contribution related to the period from July, 68 to 6ctober, 77, relating to which proceeding came to be initiated in 1985. The Commissioner after applying his mind to the period of delay as well as to the quantum, imposed damages. The High Court held that the delay in initiating proceedings was unreasonable
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