IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 26TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 27586 of 2008(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P. MATHEW, PROPRIETOR, M/S. CHENKULATH CASHEW FACTORY, VENKULAM, EDAVA.P.O, VARKALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.ANIL NARAYANAN SRI.S.D.ASOKAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. EMPLOYEE PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY THE REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER, BHAVISHYANIDHI, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER, EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION, BHAVISHYANIDHI BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE E.P.F APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, NEW DELHI, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR. 4. THE BRANCH MANAGER, FEDERAL BANK, KOTTARAKKARA. BY SC SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).27586/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 17th day of September, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner is aggrieved by Ext.P3 order passed under Section 8F of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, by the second respondent. He has filed Ext.P4 appeal before the Appellate Tribunal. Essentially the learned counsel for the petitioner prayed for restraining the recovery proceedings and grant time for moving the Tribunal for appropriate interim orders. In the result, writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to keep in abeyance the proceedings for recovery pursuant to Ext.P3, for a period of one month from today. It is open to the petitioner to move the Appellate Tribunal and seek interim orders. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs