E.S.I.C. vs M/S BHAN SINGH AND CO.

FAO No.2069 of 2000 1 123-2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.2069 of 2000 Date of decision : 13.05.2026 Employees’ State Insurance Corporation ....Appellant Versus M/s Bhan Singh & Co., Hoshiarpur Road, Jalandhar and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present: Mr. A.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Deepak Goyat, Advocate for Mr. Nikhil Sehrawat, Advocate for respondents No.1 & 2. PANKAJ JAIN, J. (ORAL) The present appeal is directed against the order dated 26.04.1997 passed by the ESI Court under Section 75 of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the 1948 Act’) whereby the order passed by the Regional Director, ESI Corporation, dated 31.08.1992 imposing damages of 48,923/- against the establishment for delayed payment of contribution for the period from April 1980 to December 1983 and that for June 1984 to September, 1986, has been set aside. 2. The issue involved in the present appeal is : “Whether the assessee should have been saddled with damages under Section 85B of the 1948 Act for delayed payment of contribution?” DEEPAK KUMAR 2026.05.18 15:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrit