IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 4555 of 1996 Between: M/s. Ravi Engineering Works, A1 & A2, Industrial Estate, rep.by its Proprietor-Sunil Kuma Agrwal, S/o. B.P. Agarwal, Visakhapatnam, ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Marripalem, Visakhapatnam. 2 A.P. Electrical Equipment Corporation, Industrial Estate, represented by its Managing Director. Visakhapatnam-7. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an order, direction or writ particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring that the order of the 1st respondent in AP/VP/2100- D/SRO/VSP/Enf-I/96/3238, dt. 31-1-1996/8-2-1996 is arbitrary, illegal, void and unenforceable in law and consequently declare that the petitioner is coverable under the provisions of the employees provident fund and miscellaneous provisions Act With effect from 1-11-1993. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.SATYANARAYANA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR.R.N.REDDY The Court made the following : O R D E R: It is represented by the learned counsel appearing on either side that in the connected matters at the instance of sister concerns, this Court has already allowed four cases and remanded the matter to the first respondent for fresh disposal after conducting enquiry. Recording the same, this writ petition is also allowed and the impugned proceedings are set aside. The matter is remanded to the first respondent for fresh disposal after conducting an enquiry, on merits, in accordance with law, after giving notice and opportunity to both sides. No costs. _____________________ (B. PRAKASH RAO, J) Date: 24-11-2004 ghn To 1 Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Marripalem, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Managing Director, A.P. Electrical Equipment Corporation, Industrial Estate, Visakhapatnam-7. 3. Two CD copies