IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. FAO 431 of 1984 DATE OF DECISION : JANUARY 17, 2008 M/S KNITWELL (INDIA) (P) LTD. ....... APPELLANT(S) VERSUS EMPLOYEES' STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION .........RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: None for the appellant. Mr. HS Bhalla, Advocate, for the respondent. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) This appeal is directed against order dated 27.3.1984 passed by the Employees Insurance Court, Chandigarh. Two issues have been raised; the first being that the appellant was not given any opportunity of being heard by the respondent and, therefore, the impugned order was illegal. Learned counsel for the respondent has drawn the attention of the court towards the findings recorded in para-8 of the impugned order wherein it has been noticed that notices indeed were issued to the appellant prior to passing of the impugned order. Notices were duly proved on the FAO 431 of 1984 2 record as Exh.P-1 and Exh.P-4. In view of this finding which is based on evidence, there is no reason to interfere on this issue. The second issue raised before the authority was that the contribution cards were submitted by the appellant and, therefore, no damages could be imposed. In this regard, the discussion is in para-9 of the impugned order, wherein it has been noticed that the onus was on the petitioner to prove that the contribution cards were submitted in time by the petitioner. No evidence, however, was led in this regard as the appellant could not show that the stamps were purchased and affixed in time and, thereafter, the contribution cards were submitted to the respondent in time. The cards kept by the appellant were produced, dehors the evidence that the same were submitted to the respondent in time, which would not be sufficient. In view of the above, I find no ground to interfere in this appeal. January 17, 2008 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE