THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18325 of 2008 Date:12.07.2011 Between: Balaji Grand Bazar ..... Petitioner AND The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner II, Hyderabad and others .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri T.S.Praveen Kumar Counsel for Respondents: Sri R.W.Reddy, standing counsel for EPFO The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “…to issue a Writ, Order or Direction in the nature of Mandamus or otherwise declaring the prohibitory order bearing No.AP/29050/PDCell/2008/1050 dated 29.01.2008 of the first respondent (Annexure – XII) and also the demand notice dated 17.12.2007 bearing No.AP/29050/PDCEII/RO/Hyd/2007/884 of the first respondent (Annexure XI), as illegal, irrational, erroneous arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and consequently declare the same as unenforceable by setting aside the same and be pleased to pass such other order or orders…” At the hearing, Sri R.N.Reddy, the learned standing counsel for Employees Provident Fund Organisation appearing for the respondents, has raised an objection as to the maintainability of the writ petition on the ground that the petitioner has a remedy of statutory appeal under Section 7 I of the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (for short ‘the Act’). The learned counsel for the petitioner has not disputed this submission of the learned standing counsel. When the petitioner has an effective alternative remedy available under the Act, I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition and adjudicate the same on merits. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed, without going into the merits of the case, with liberty to the petitioner to avail the remedy of statutory appeal under the above noted provision. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.23853 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is dismissed as infructuous. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 12th July, 2011 GHN