THE HON’BLE MS.JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.17947 OF 2006 Between: Union of India, represented by its Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, New Delhi and two others. ……..Petitioners ] Vs. 1) The Recovery Officer, EPFO, 3-3-763, Bhavishyanidhi Bhavan, Barkatpura, Hyderabad and another. …….Respondents. THE HON’BLE MS.JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.17947 OF 2006 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed on 25.08.2006 questioning the prohibitory order, dated 13.06.2006 passed under Section 8F(3)(i) of Employee’s Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. (For short ‘the Act’) Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and having perused the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the first respondent it is clear that the second respondent which is a covered establishmentunder the provisions of the Act had committed default in payment of statutory dues under the Act. Hence, the impugned order is within the powers of the first respondent conferred under Section 8F (3)(1) of the Act and does not suffer from any infirmity, warranting interference by this Court. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. __________ G.ROHINI J., Dt.12.06.2007 tjs