IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 27TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 8TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 6420 of 2009(V) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------ ABDUL KARIM, PROPRIETOR, M/S FOUSIA CASHEWS AVANEESWARAM RSPO, KUNNICODE, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.ANIL NARAYANAN SRI.S.D.ASOKAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION, KERALA REGIONAL REPRESENTED BY THE REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER, BHAVISHYANIDHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-4. 2. THE ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FOUND COMMISSIONER, EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION, SUB REGIONAL OFFICE, OLD MUNCIPAL OFFICE BUILDING, CHINNAKKADA, KOLLAM. SRI.P.V.S.SUDHEER, SC FOR EPF THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ============== W.P.(C) NO. 6420 OF 2009 (V) ==================== Dated this the 27th day of February, 2009 J U D G M E N T Heard both sides. 2. Ext.P1 is an order passed by the respondents under Section 7A of the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act. Review was sought for by filing Ext.P2 under Section 7B and that was rejected by Ext.P3. It is in these circumstances the writ petition has been filed mainly contending that the petitioner intends to challenge Ext.P1 before the Appellate Tribunal and in the meanwhile apprehends coercive action in pursuance to Ext.P1. 3. Though the counsel for the respondents objects to the prayer of the petitioner for deferring further proceedings, still, in order to enable the petitioner to pursue the statutory appellate remedy, I feel that he should be given a reasonable time to approach the Tribunal and seek appropriate orders. 4. In view of this, I direct that further proceedings pursuant to WPC 6420/09 :2 : Exts.P1 and P3 referred to above be kept in abeyance for a period of four weeks from today and that in the meanwhile, it will be open to the petitioner to seek appropriate remedies before the Tribunal. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp