1 jpc/- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1813 OF 2010 M/s Modern Pest Control (Bombay) Pvt. Ltd. .. Petitioner Versus Asstt. Provident Fund Commissioner and others .. Respondent s Mr. P. V.Satam for the Petitioner Ms. S. V. Bharucha for Respondent No.1 CORAM : S. J. KATHAWALLA, J. DATE : 11th October, 2010 P.C.: 1. This Writ Petition is filed by the Petitioner impugning the order dated 12 th April, 2010 passed by the Asstt. Provident Fund Commissioner, Regional Office, Mumbai-I directing the Petitioner to deposit/pay an outstanding amount of Rs.15,93,448/- in respective accounts within a period of seven days of the receipt of the order. 2. According to the Petitioner, the impugned order was received by it on 20 th May, 2010. The Petitioner has admittedly filed this Writ Petition after a period of three months from the date of receipt of the order despite being aware of the fact that they have an alternate efficacious remedy in the nature of an Appeal before the Tribunal under Section 7-I of the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. The reasons given for not pursuing the 2 alternate remedy are that the Tribunal is at Delhi and that the impugned order is passed without following the principles of natural justice. 3. The learned Advocate appearing for the Respondent points out that the impugned order has been passed after hearing the Petitioner and therefore the statement made by the petitioner that the impugned order is passed without following the principles of natural justice is incorrect. In view thereof, the contention of the Petitioner that it is not pursuing the alternative remedy since the Tribunal is situated at Delhi is untenable and baseless. The Writ Petition is therefore dismissed on the ground that an alternate efficacious remedy is available to the Petitioner. (S. J. KATHAWALLA, J.)