IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 23RD NOVEMBER 2007 / 2ND AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 11622 of 2004(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ M/S.SIMCO RUBBERS, CHINGAVANAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER, P.S.ISMAIL BY ADV. SRI.LIJI.J.VADAKEDOM RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE ASST.REGIONAL PROVIDENT COMMISSIONER SUB REGIONAL OFFICE, CHARAKKUZHY BUILDING, C.M.S. COLLEGE ROAD, P.B.NO.36, KOTTAYAM. 2. THE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, SUB REGIONAL OFFICE, OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL PRODIVENT FUND COMMISSIONER, CHARAKUZHY BUILDINGS, C.M.S.COLLEGE ROAD, P.B.NO.36, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.N.N. SUGUNAPALAN, SC, P.F. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P(C) 11622/04 PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DT. 15.12.2003 PASSED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT UNDER SEC. 14 OF THE EPF & MP ACT EXT.P2: -DO- OF THE REVIEW PETITION NO: KR/KTM/3718/PD/ENF 1(6)/2003 DT.12.2.2004 EXT.P3: -DO- OF THE ORDER DT. 25.2.2004 PASSED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT REJECTING THE REVIEW PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER EXT.P4: DO- OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 12.6.2003 IN O.P. 8780/03 jj /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 11622 OF 2004 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of November, 2007. J U D G M E N T The main grievance of the petitioner is that Exhibit P2 review petition filed by the petitioner under Section 7B of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act has been dismissed without notice to the petitioner. Being a statutory review, the petitioner should have been issued notice. 2. I quash Exhibit P3 with a direction to the first respondent to consider Exhibit P2 with notice to the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law adverting to the contentions taken by the petitioner, within a period of four months. This writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp