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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR
WPL No. 35 of 2024
M/s Shri Jai Baba Steel Private Limited, Through The Director Shri
Purshottam Agrawal Aged About 49 Year S/o. Late Murari Lal Agrawal R/o.
20/A, Heavy Industrial Area, Hathkhoj, Bhilai, District Durg Chhattisgarh.
--- Petitioner
Versus
1. Employees Provident Fund Organization Through Its Assistant
Provident Fund Commissioner (C.C.-I), Blcok D Scheme No. 32,
I.G.V. Parisar, Pandir, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh
2. Area Enforcement Officer Employees Provident Fund Shri Gopal
Prasad Dewangan C/o. EPF Organization, Regional Office, Raipur
District Raipur Chhattisgarh.
--- Respondents
For Petitioner : Mr. Damrudhar Yadav, Advocate.
For Respondents : Mr. Sunil Pillai, Advocate.
Hon'ble Shri Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas
Order on Board
31/01 /2024
1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition under Article 226 of
the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 28.06.2023
passed by respondent No.1 under Section 7A of the EPF Act by
which the respondent has assessed PF dues.
2. This is an appealable order, therefore, the petitioner has remedy to
prefer an appeal before the Tribunal as constituted under Section
7D of the EPF Act. The Central Government has notified the Central
Government Industrial Tribunal, Jabalpur cum Labour Court as
Tribunal under the EFT Act to decide the appeal.
3. Record of the case would show that the order was passed on
28.06.2023 as such if the petitioner preferred an appeal within 30
days from the date of receipt of the copy of the order neither the
respondent nor the Tribunal shall take plea of limitation and shall
decide the appeal in accordance with the law. It is made clear, that
this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merit of the case.
4. Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of with the
aforesaid liberty.
Sd/-
(Narendra Kumar Vyas)
Judge
Arun