IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 3662 of 2009 Between: Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited, represented by the Divisional Electrical Eng., Operation Division, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Organization, Sub-Regional Office, Sri Laxmi Golden Plaza, 2nd & 3rd Floors, Danavaipeta, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF CERTIORARI and declare orders in proceedings A.P/46653/SRO/RJY/7A/Comp/2009/2253, dated 20.01.2009 quash or set aside the same and also declare the Proceedings No.AP/RJY/466652/SRO/RJY/466653/SRO/RJY/Enf./2009/2578 dated 19.02.2009 attaching the Bank Accounts as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction and competence and set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.NAVEEN RAO Counsel for the Respondent: MR.R.N.REDDY (SC FOR EMPLOY'S PF ORG.) The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.3662 of 2009 Order: This writ petition has been filed assailing proceedings No.AP/46653/SRO/RJY/71/Comp/2009/2253, dated 20.01.2009, proceedings No.AP/RJY/46653/SRO/RJY/Enf./2009/2577, dated 06.02.2009 and proceedings No.AP/RJY/46653/SRO/RJY/Eng./2009/ 2578, dated 19.02.2009. When the writ petition came up for admission Sri R.N.Reddy, learned Standing Counsel of Employees Provident Fund Organisation received notice on behalf of the respondent. The facts of the case are not required to be dealt with in view of the order proposed to be passed. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent. Indisputably, a statutory remedy by way of an appeal is available to the petitioner to assail the order impugned in the writ petition. The petitioner approached this Court invoking jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India on the ground that it is handicapped in working out the statutory remedy because of the prohibitory order. In that view of the matter, the notice, dated 19.02.2009, under Section 8F of the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 shall be under suspension for a period of four weeks subject to the petitioner depositing half of the amount indicated therein within three weeks so as to enable the petitioner to approach the appellate authority and obtain necessary orders. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 25.02.2009 Note:Issue CC by tomorrow. (b/o) VGB