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Kerala High Court restores appeal before EPF appellate tribunal, asks petitioner to plant 10 trees as cost

In a stunning turn of events, the Kerala High Court imposed a record-breaking fine on a petitioner who skipped sessions but still requested the reinstatement of their appeal in a case. The petitioner's offer to plant 10 trees in lieu of paying the standard costs would be recognized as a requirement for resuming the plea, the court stated in a statement
Kushagra Vashishth 12:16 pm 3 min read
Kerala High Court restores appeal before EPF appellate tribunal, asks petitioner to plant 10 trees as cost

Kerala High Court restores appeal before EPF appellate tribunal, asks petitioner to plant 10 trees as cost

Kerala High Court Imposes Unprecedented Fine on Petitioner, Restores Hospital Owner’s Appeal with Tree-Planting Requirement

In a stunning turn of events, the Kerala High Court imposed a record-breaking fine on a petitioner who skipped sessions but still requested the reinstatement of their appeal in a case. The petitioner’s offer to plant 10 trees in lieu of paying the standard costs would be recognized as a requirement for resuming the plea, the court stated in a statement

Kerala High Court restores appeal before EPF appellate tribunal, asks petitioner to plant 10 trees as cost
source – Outlook India

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The appeal of the proprietor of a private hospital, who had previously been refused their appeal against a decision by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) because they failed to attend before the EPF appellate panel, led to this unusual penalty. The Kerala High Court has now reinstated the hospital owner’s appeal; however, it took 13 long years. In order to reopen the appeal, the court mandated that the current owner of the medical facility plant 10 trees as payment.

The current owner of the hospital argued that they were denied the chance to submit their case before the tribunal at the time, and the High Court agreed. As a result, the High Court overruled the EPF Appellate Tribunal’s 2010 decision, providing the hospital owner another opportunity to file an appeal.

Kerala High Court Overturns Tribunal’s Rejection, Restores Hospital Owner’s Appeal with Tree-Planting Requirement

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In another instance, the tribunal rejected the hospital owner’s appeal since they had skipped the session. The tribunal’s ruling was supported by the knowledge that the appellant seemed uninterested in pursuing the matter further. The hospital owner, dissatisfied with this conclusion, filed an appeal with the Kerala High Court in 2011, contesting the tribunal’s ruling.

After many sessions, the High Court overturned the tribunal’s decision on June 2 and reinstated the hospital owner’s appeal. After 10 separate hearing dates were set and held, this ruling was made. The petitioner was given instructions to re-file their appeal and plant 10 trees during the forthcoming monsoon season as a requirement for reviving the case after the High Court reversed the earlier decision, which was made on April 7, 2010.

The hospital owner, regrettably, passed away while the High Court was hearing the matter. As a result, the owner’s widow was named as a petitioner and took the place of her late husband in the court case.

Kerala High Court restores appeal before EPF appellate tribunal, asks petitioner to plant 10 trees as cost
source – Tribune India

Kerala High Court Directs Timely Resolution of Appeal by Appellate Body; Revives Hospital Owner’s Case with Tree-Planting Requirement

Separately, the Kerala High Court directed the Ernakulam Bench, an appellate body, to decide the case as soon as possible and in compliance with the law. The tribunal must make a decision within four months of obtaining a certified copy of the court’s judgment, the court emphasized.

It’s important to remember that the tribunal’s first ruling from 2010 came in response to an appeal the hospital owner filed in 2007. The order in question was one that the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization’s Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (C&R) had issued.

In conclusion, the Kerala High Court’s choice to reinstate the hospital owner’s appeal together with its demand that the hospital owner pay for the planting of 10 trees has garnered notice for its distinctive and creative strategy. The court seeks to strike a balance between the objectives of justice and environmental preservation by enforcing this exceptional punishment. The court’s order for the appellate panel to resolve the appeal as quickly as possible further emphasizes the need for prompt and effective legal processes.

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