THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.14931 of 2005 ORDER: This writ petition has been filed by K.Chaitanya assailing the show cause notice issued in Form No.ESI-CP26 by the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation-first respondent. The petitioner carried on business in the name and style of M/s.Panduranga Stoneware Pipe Co. He claims to have paid contributions to the first respondent on receipt of notices. He closed the firm in the year 2001. According to him, he intimated the same to the authorities concerned including the respondents herein. While so, the Recovery Officer, ESI Corporation-fourth respondent issued show cause notice in Form No.ESI-CP26, dated 31.05.2005 calling upon the petitioner to show cause as to why he should not be committed to the civil prison in execution of the certificate issued by the Authorized Officer, ESI Corporation, Sub-Regional Office, Vijayawada-second respondent. Hence, this writ petition. Rule Nisi came to be issued on 12.07.2005. An interim order came to be passed on the even date in W.P.M.P.No.18978 of 2005 granting stay of the order impugned in the writ petition on condition of depositing 50% of the outstanding amount within four weeks. It is stated by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the petitioner has complied with the said conditional order dated 12.07.2005. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents 1 to 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner appeared before the third respondent on 20.06.2005 and explained that M/s.Panduranga Stoneware Pipe Company had been closed in the year 2000 itself. Be that as it may, since the notice impugned in this writ petition is only a show cause notice, the petitioner is at liberty to submit explanation to the said show cause notice. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioner to submit explanation to the show cause notice within three weeks from today, and thereupon, the third respondent has to consider the explanation and pass appropriate orders. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J Date: 15.06.2010 Note: Furnish CC within a week B/o va