Karnataka HC orders stay on arrest warrant against ex-India cricketer Robin Uthappa in PF case
Uthappa moved the court seeking the quashing of the warrant issued against him in a matter related to Employees’ Provident Fund deposits.
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The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday ordered a temporary stay on an arrest warrant issued against former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa in connection with an alleged fraud related to Employees’ Provident Fund deposits, Bar and Bench reported.
A vacation bench headed by Justice Suraj Govindaraj passed the order on a petition filed by Uthappa demanding that recovery notices and an arrest warrant against him be quashed.
The case is related to the functioning of a private firm, Centaurus Lifestyle Brands, where Uthappa served as a director between 2018 and 2020.
An initial notice issued to Uthappa by the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner and Recovery Officer claimed that Centaurus Lifestyle had been deducting contributions from their employees’ salaries to the fund but not depositing it into their accounts.
The company allegedly owed Rs 23.36 lakh in damages and the authorities were seeking to recover the amount from the former cricketer, NDTV reported.
On December 4, the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner directed the Bengaluru Police to execute an arrest warrant against Uthappa, which was issued on December 21.
On Tuesday, Senior Advocate Prabhuling Navadgi, representing Uthappa, told the court that the former cricketer formally resigned from his position as the director of Centaurus Lifestyle in May 2020, according to Bar and Bench.
Navadgi added that Uthappa was not involved in the day-to-day...
