1 Bsb IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1603 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 3723 OF 2009 Sheth Govindji Raoji Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Solapur. ... Applicant v/s Union of India & ors. ... Respondents Mr.Neel G. Helekar for the applicant. Mr.Suresh Kumar for respondent Nos.1, 2 and 3. CORAM: SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATED: 25TH JUNE, 2010 P.C.: 1. The civil application has been filed for a direction to respondent Nos.2 and 3 to return the amount confiscated by them together with the interest. By an order dated 2.12.2009 passed in the writ petition, this Court had granted a stay on the petitioner paying Rs.4,78,482/- to the Provident Fund authorities within a period of four weeks from that date. The order was modified later and the petitioner was permitted to deposit a cheque during the course of the day. 2 It appears that, before the order dated 11.1.2010 was passed, the Provident Fund authorities had withdrawn an amount of Rs.5,76,878/- by exercising powers under Section 8 (f) of the Provident Fund Act by an order dated 4.1.2010. This fact was not informed by the parties to this Court when the order dated 11.1.2010 was passed. 2. In my opinion, the civil application can be disposed of in the following terms:- (i) Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 shall retain an amount of Rs.4,78,482/- and shall refund the balance amount of Rs. 98,396/- to the petitioner within three weeks from today failing which the respondents shall be required to pay the interest at the rate of 9% per annum. (ii) The petitioner is permitted to withdraw the amount of Rs.4,78,482/- which is deposited in this Court, forthwith. 3. Civil application disposed of. ..... 3