The Governments of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have applied the provisions of Section 2 g of the Act to the aforesaid regional offices situated at Secunderabad and Bangalore and the respondent had issued numberice under Section 3 9 of the Act calling upon them to companytribute their share of the health insurance of the workmen working in the respective regional offices.
147 OF 1980 O R D E R In these appeals short question that arises for companysideration is whether the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 for short, the Act would apply to the regional offices of the appellant at Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh and Bangalore in Karnataka States.
When the appeals came for hearing before a Bench of two Judges, by an order dated January 17, 1990, the appeals were referred to this Bench for decision.
The appellant had established its registered office at Poona for sale and distribution of its products from three factories one situated at Kirloskarvadi, second at Karad in State of Maharashtra and the third one at Deewas in the State of Madhya Pradesh.
The High Courts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have upheld the said orders.
In point of time, the judgment of the Andhra Pradesh High Court is the earliest rendered in C.M.A. No.593 of 1976.
Disputing the liability, the appellant filed application before Insurance Court under Section 75 of the Act.
The Court had held that the appellants regional offices are companyered under the Act and accordingly it directed them to pay their companytribution.
Admittedly factories situated in Maharashtra are number companyered under the Act.
They set up regional offices at several places.
WITH CIVIL APPEAL NO.
Hence these appeals by special leave.
It had followed the decision of this Court in Hyderabad Abestos Cement products Ltd. vs. The Employees, Insurance Court Anr.
Shri R.F. Nariman, learned senior companynsel for the appellant, raised two fold companytentions.
Thus these appeals have companye before us.
