THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.23540 OF 2005 Dated: 02-11-2005 Between M/s. A.P.C.P.D.C. Limited, Operation Division, GOOTY- 515 401, Anathapur – 515 001, Rep. by its Divisional Electrical Engineer, Sri Suragouri Ramanjaneyulu. …PETITIONER AND The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, O/o. Employees Provident Fund Organisation, 1/30, Railway Station Road, Cuddapah – 516 004 …RESPONDENT ORDER: The petitioner questions the impugned proceedings Order No.AP/CP/43279/Enf./ATP/SRO/CDP/2005/2702 dated 19.10.2005 issued under Section 7A of the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (for short ‘the Act’) demanding him to pay a sum of Rs.6,59,665/- for the contributions and administrative charges due within three days from the date of receipt of the proceedings otherwise all belated remittances will attract necessary penal damages and interest under 14-B of the Act. Sri R.N. Reddy, learned counsel for the respondent submits that the said order is appellable under Section 7-I of the Act. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner is permitted to file an appeal before the Appellate Authority within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of this order and if the petitioner deposits 50% of the said demanded amount within four weeks from today there shall be stay of operation of the impugned proceedings pending disposal of the appeal. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J November 2, 2005 DSK