INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD., BAREILLY AND ANOTHER Vs. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEES' STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION, KANPUR AND OTHERS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri Prakash Padia, Advocate on behalf of the petitioners and Sri P.K. Pandey, Advocate on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 to 3. It is not necessary to issue notice to respondent No. 4 in view of the order proposed to be passed today in the present writ petition.

(2.) INDIAN Oil Corporation Limited, Bareilly and its Chief Manager have filed this writ petition against the order passed by the Deputy Director, Employees' State Insurance Corporation, Kanpur dated 11th March, 2005 as also against the orders passed by the Recovery Officer, Employees' State Insurance Corporation, Kanpur 23rd March, 2005 and dated 12th April, 2005 whereby certain dues from the Indian Oil Corporation, Bareilly towards employees contribution has been demanded and further the I.C.I.C.I. Bank, Bareilly, wherein bank accounts of the Indian Oil Corporation, Bareilly has been maintained, has been directed to seize the said bank accounts towards recovery of the dues.

(3.) LEAMED Counsel for the respondents submits that only regular employees of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited has been exempted under the provisions of aforesaid notification, therefore, the demand raised against the petitioners is legally justified, so far as it pertains to the employees other than the regular employees, who are working in the employment of the petitioners.