Chennai court sentences actor Jayaprada to six months in jail over failure to pay ESI dues

The order was passed by a Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Chennai which took cognisance of a complaint by the ESIC.

As per the ESIC, while the management of the now defunct cinema theatre owned by Jayaprada had been deducting ESI amount dues from the workers’ dues, it had not been paying the money to the state insurance corporation.

Jayaprada and her brothers Ramkumar and Raj Babu were partners of Jayaprada Cinema, which went defunct around 10 years ago.

Under Section 40 of the ESI Act, the principal employer is required to pay towards the employer’s share of contribution, and the employees’ share of contribution. The principal employer is entitled to recover from the employees, their share of contribution from their wages.

Source: Barandbench