£2ffiS::^^a.j£-,i£? HlGilCQURTOECHHATTiSGARH AT BILASPUR Versus 2. 3. Gopi Talkies Collectorate Road, Rsigarh, Through Partner Shri Sagar Agrawaf, Tah and District Raigarh (C.G.) The Empioyees' Provident Fund Organteation, Ministry of Labour, Govt. of india) through the Regiona! Provident Fund Commissioner, Regionai Office, Chhattisgarh, Indra Gandhi Business Comptex, Raipur (C.G.) The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner & Authorized Offlcer, The Employees' Provident Fund Organization, Ministry 6f Labour, Govt; of India) Indra Gandhi Business Compiex, Raipur (C.G.) Recovery Officer, the Empioyees' Provident Fund Organization Ministry of Labour, Govt. of india) Indra Gandhi Business Complex, Raipur (C.G.) WRIT PETtTION UNDER ARTiCi-E 22S OF THE CONSTiTUTION OF INDIA (SB : Hon'bie Mr. Satish K. Agnihotri, J.) Present:- Shri Vsnod Deshmukh, Advocaie for the petitioner. ORDER (Passed OR th!s22'iad3yofAygust, 2007) 1. The petitioner was issued a show-cause notice on 23 December, 2006 (Annexure P/1) under Section 7A of fhe Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (for short, "the Act, 1952"). The petitioner admittediy did not fiie any response to the said notice. The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner & Authorized Officer, Raipur has passed an order of recovery dated 25.4.2007 (Annexure P/2) to the tune of Rs. B/- 4. 584476/- on account of dues under Section 7A for the period 10/86to09/05. There is a statutory provision of appeal under Section 7-1 of the Act, 1952, whereunder the petitioner can prefer an appea! against the order passeci by the Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner under Section 7A ofthe Act, 1952. The petitioner, without taking recourse to alternative remedy of statutory appeai as enshrined under Section 7-1 of the Act, 1952, has approached thfe Court under the writ jurisdiction. The statutory appeal provided under Section 7-i of the Act, 1952 is effective and efficacious. Thus, this writ petition is dismissed on the ground that statutory appeal avaiiable to the petitioner has not bsen resorted to. Sd/- —.'•^-l.i-lT.T'1 SatishK.Agiii!Mtn Judge