THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI Writ Petition No. 10877 of 2011 Dated: 19.04.2011 Between: M/s. Vishnu Laxmi and Company, Nizamabad and another. … Petitioners And Government of India, Ministry for Labour, New Delhi and another. … Respondents THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 10877 of 2011 O R D E R : By order dated 31.05.2010 the 2nd respondent passed an order under Section 7A of the Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (for short ‘the Act’) holding that a sum of Rs.1,65,210/- is payable by the petitioners towards Provident Fund contributions and etc. Contending that the said order was passed without notice to them, the petitioners made an application before the 2nd respondent for review under Section 7A (4) of the Act. The said application was dismissed by the 2nd respondent by order dated 17.01.2011. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed. Though the petitioners application under Section 7A (4) of the Act for review of the order under Section 7A is dismissed, it is always open to the petitioner to avail the remedy of appeal available under Section 7-I of the Act. Without exhausting such remedy, the petitioner cannot invoke the jurisdiction of this Court. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of permitting the petitioners to prefer an appeal under Section 7-I of the Act within four weeks from today. If any such appeal is preferred within the time fixed above, the Tribunal shall entertain the same and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. Pending the appeal, the impugned proceedings dated 31.05.2010 shall remain stayed subject to the condition that the petitioner deposits 50% of the amount assessed under Section 7A of the Act within a period of eight weeks from today. No costs. _______________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 19.04.2011 KLP