IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3005 of 2008 DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, NAWADA, VIKAS BHAWAN, NAWADA COLLECTORATE, TOWN & DISTRICT NAWADA 805110 THROUGH ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CUM DEPUTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, NAWADAH, ARUN KANT SHARAN SON OF LATE MANMOHINI KANT SHARAN. Versus 1. THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION, REGIONAL OFFICE, BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAWAN, R-BLOCK, ROAD NO.6, BIHAR, PATNA THROUGH THE REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER. 2. THE REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISISONER, BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAWAN, R-BLOCK, ROAD NO.6, BIHAR PATNA. 3. THE ASSISTNAT PROVIDNET FUND COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISISONER, BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAWAN, R-BLOCK, ROAD NO.6, BIHAR PATNA. 4. THE BRANCH MANAGER, STATE BANK OF INDIA, NAWADAH. For the petitioner : None. For the Employees Provident Fund : Mr. R.S. Pradhan, Sr. Adv. For the State Bank of India : Mr. S.D. Sanjay, Advocate. ----------- 03. 05.01.2011 None appears for the petitioner. Counsel for the State Bank of India and the Employees Provident Fund Organization are present. It appears the petition was filed through M/s Jyoti Saran and Ashish Giri. Sri Jyoti Saran has since been alleviated to the Bench, Sri Giri, however is not appearing to press the application. 2. Petitioner is aggrieved by the order of the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Patna dated 13.5.1991, Annexure-7, whereunder all the district rural development agencies of Bihar have been directed to contribute towards the employees provident fund in terms of the provisions contained in Sub-Section(4) of Section-1 of the Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, - 2 - 1952(hereinafter referred to as the Act). It is also aggrieved by the order dated 17.7.2006 passed by the Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, Bihar, Annexure-10, whereunder liability of the petitioner has been fixed. 3. Against the aforesaid two impugned orders petitioner has remedy of appeal in terms of the provision contained in Section- 7I of the Act. It appears without availing the remedy of appeal petitioner approached this Court. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner organization to avail the remedy of appeal in terms of Section-7I of the Act, which should be disposed of, as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of its filing. Interim order dated 4.3.2008 passed in the instant case is vacated. Rajesh/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)