THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No.8648 of 2007 24-04-2007 Between:- The Commissioner, Kavali Municipality, Rep., by Smt. K. Sakuntala, R/o Kavali, Nellore district. Petitioner And The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Sub-Regional Office, Kadapa –516 004. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No. 8648 of 2007 Oral order: The respondent has passed a prohibitory order under Section 8F(3) of the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provident Act, 1952 (for short ‘the Act’) consequent to an order of assessment and penalty dated 13-03-2007 passed under Section 7A of the Act. Against the order under Section 7A of the Act, the petitioner has an appellate remedy under Section 7I of the Act. The prohibitory order is consequent to the order passed under Section 7A of the Act and there is nothing per se illegal about the prohibitory order. In the circumstances, there are no merits. The writ petition is dismissed. The petitioner is at liberty to pursue the appellate remedy under Section 7I of the Act against the order passed under Section 7A of the Act dated 13- 03-2007. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated:24-04-2007 Pvks/*