THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.17302 of 2007 Date: 13.08.2007 Between: The Chittoor Municipality, Chittoor …Petitioner and The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, Kadapa and another …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.17302 of 2007 O R D E R: The petitioner questions the order passed by the first respondent under Section 7-A of Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (for short, ‘the Act’) demanding a sum of Rs.22,47,769/-. As against the said order, the appeal lies before the Appellate Authority under Section 7-I of the Act. As there is a remedy of appeal available to the petitioner before the Appellate Authority, the petitioner is permitted to file an appeal within four weeks from today and if any such appeal is filed within the specified time, the order of attachment of the bank account, dated 02.08.2007, passed under Section 8F of the Act in Proceedings No.AP/50166/PD Cell/SRO/KDP/2007 shall stand stayed for a period of eight (8) weeks from today. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. __________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J 13th August, 2007. Note: issue c.c. today. B/o kvni