IN THE HIGH COUR T OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7468 of 2008 India Machinary Store (Pvt.) Ltd Through its Managing Director Nagendra Kumar Singh Opp-Rajendra Nagar Terminal Kankarbagh, Patna-20. …. Petitioner. Versus 1. The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Regional Office R’Block Patna-1. 2. Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, Regional Office, R. Block, Road No.6, Patna. 3. The Recovery officer, Provident Fund Office, R, Block Patna. ……..Respondents. 2 13-07-2011 The petitioner has prayed for quashing the order of Assistant Employees Provident Fund Commissioner, respondent no. 2, dated 30-1-2006 (Annexure-1) passed in 7A proceeding, initiated for the period 8/03, 6/04 by which an ex parte order was passed assessing the liability of Rs. 74233/- and the order dated 07-07-2008 as contained in Annexure-2 passed in subsequent proceeding under Section 14B of the Act by which the recovery of the interest and damage for the period 01/2001 to 6/2004 has been made by assessing the amount to the tune of Rs. 2, 45, 515/-. It appears that petitioner has alternative remedy of appeal under Section 7A of the Employees Provident Fund Act, 1952, hence the application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file appeal before the appellate forum. It is expected that appellate forum will condone the delay, in view of the fact that the writ application was 2 pending before this Court. With the above observation, this writ application is disposed off. Kamlesh (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)