https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296072 Where statutory applicability is disputed, the existence of the conditions attracting the Employees' State Insurance Act is a jurisdictional fact that must be determined before coercive or penal action is taken. The authority must first examine whether the establishment and employees fall within the Act, and the employers must be given a fair opportunity to show that the Act does not apply. A notice issued without the requisite particulars and without a meaningful chance to comply or explain is not sustainable, because the principles of natural justice require hearing before adverse action. en-us Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 02 Jul 2021 17:14:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296072 Where statutory applicability is disputed, the existence of the conditions attracting the Employees' State Insurance Act is a jurisdictional fact that must be determined before coercive or penal action is taken. The authority must first examine whether the establishment and employees fall within the Act, and the employers must be given a fair opportunity to show that the Act does not apply. A notice issued without the requisite particulars and without a meaningful chance to comply or explain is not sustainable, because the principles of natural justice require hearing before adverse action. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=296072