7C. Determination of escaped amount
Where an order determining the amount due from an employer under section 7A or section 7B
has been passed and if the officer who passed the order
(a) has reason to believe that by reason of the omission or failure on the part of the
employer to make any document or report available or to disclose fully and truly all
material facts necessary for determining the correct amount due from the employer any
amount so due from such employer for any period has escaped his notice;
(b) has in consequence of information in his possession reason to believe that any amount
to be determined under section 7A or section 7B has escaped from his determination for any
period notwithstanding that there has been no omission or failure as mentioned in clause
(a) on the part of the employer he may within a period of five years from the date of
communication of the order passed under section 7A or section 7B re-open the case and pass
appropriate orders re-determining the amount due from the employer in accordance with the
provisions of this Act :
Provided that no order re-determining the amount due from the employer shall be passed
under this section unless the employer is given a reasonable opportunity of representing
his case.