Sapphire Foods receives ₹63.5 lakh ESIC demand notice for alleged pre-2016 dues of ANTPL
Sapphire Foods received a ₹63.5 lakh demand notice from ESIC for alleged pre-2016 dues of A.N. Traders Private Limited. The company asserts no material impact and plans to challenge the demand.
The company explicitly stated that there is no material impact on its financial, operational, or other activities due to this demand notice. The amount of ₹63.5 lakh is also not significant enough to cause a high or medium impact for a company of this size.
The company received a demand notice for ₹63.5 lakh from ESIC, which is a potentially negative event. However, the company has explicitly stated there is no material financial or operational impact and plans to challenge the demand, mitigating the negativity to a neutral sentiment.
* Sapphire Foods India Limited has received a demand notice from the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Office of Recovery Officer, Ludhiana. * The notice is for the recovery of outstanding dues along with interest, amounting to ₹6.35 million (₹63.5 lakh). * The demand is made under Section 93A & 45(c) to 45(l) of the ESIC Act, 1948. * The alleged dues pertain to A.N. Traders Private Limited (ANTPL) for the period prior to 2016, a company with which Sapphire Foods executed a business transfer agreement in August 2016. * The demand notice is dated 17th October 2025 and was received by Sapphire Foods on 6th November 2025. * The company has stated that there is no material impact on its financial, operational, or other activities due to the issuance of this notice. * Sapphire Foods is currently evaluating the notice and intends to take necessary steps to respond, including challenging the demand at relevant forums.
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