(-1-) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 819 OF 2005 WRIT PETITION NO. 819 OF 2005 WRIT PETITION NO. 819 OF 2005 M/s. Dhere Constructions ...Petitioner Versus Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner Kolhapur ...Respondent ..... Mr. M.S. Topkar, counsel for Petitioner Mr. Suresh Kumar, counsel for Respondent. ..... CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: B. H. MARLAPALLE, J. B. H. MARLAPALLE, J. B. H. MARLAPALLE, J. DATED: 1ST APRIL, 2005 DATED: 1ST APRIL, 2005 DATED: 1ST APRIL, 2005 P. C.:- P. C.:- P. C.:- 1. After hearing Mr. Topkar, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Suresh Kumar, the learned counsel for the respondent and on perusal of the affidavit in reply, this petition could be disposed of at this stage itself by directing the respondent to hear and decide the restoration application dated 29.12.2004 filed U/sec. 7A(4) of the Provident Fund Act, 1952, on its own merits so that the grounds raised by the petitioner firm in the said application are decided. 2. Hence, it is directed that the respondent shall hear the petitioner and decide the said restoration (-2-) application as per law within a period of six weeks from the date of appearance. The petitioner shall appear before the respondent No.1 on 11.4.2005 at 11.00 a.m. 3. The petition is disposed of accordingly.