FA/743/2003

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NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/743/2003 JUDGMENT DATED: 17/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37249 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 743 of 2003 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No No ========================================================== REGIONAL DIRECTOR Versus GUJARAT COMMUNICATION & ELECTRONICS LTD. & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MS DIMPLE A THAKER(6838) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 RULE SERVED for the Defendant(s) No. 1 SHIVANG A THACKER(7424) for the Defendant(s) No. 2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J. C. DOSHI Date : 17/06/2026 JUDGMENT 1. This first appeal under section 82(2) of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 (for short ‘the Act’) is filed against judgment and order passed by ESI Court, Vadodara in ESI Application No.17 of 1999, by which the application tendered by respondent herein under section 75 of the Act was allowed and following order was passed (it is in Gujarati, for better understanding it is translated in English) :- “This application of the applicant is hereby allowed. The demand for the contribution amount made by the Respondent of this case from the applicant institution for the period from January 1998 to December 1998 vide their C-18 notice dated 14/10/1998, as well as the demand made vide Page 1 of 7 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 22:13:41 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/743/2003 JUDGMENT DATED: 17/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:37249 C-19 notice dated 24/11/1999 for a contribution amount of Rs. 1,91,511/- and interest amount of Rs. 40,412/-, totaling Rs. 2,31,923/-, being illegal and unreasonable, the C-18 and C-1