IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 6641 of 2009 Between: Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Ltd. Rep. by The Accounts Officer (Expenditure), Operation Circle Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONER AND Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner Employees Provident Fund Organization Sub-Regional Office: NAD Post, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District, A.P. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF CERTIORARI and call for the records relating to and connected with proceedings A.P./VP/PD Cell/VSP/CC-51/AP/45010/2009/3084, dated 13-02-2009 and No. A.P./VP/45010/CC/PD/Rec.Cell/2009/3172, dt. 12-03-2009 and quash or set aside the same as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction and competence. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.NAVEEN RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.R.N.REDDY (SC FOR EMPLOY'S PF ORG.) The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.6641 of 2009 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition has been filed assailing proceedings No.A.P./VP/PD Cell/VSP/CC-51/AP/45010/2009/3084 dated 13.2.2009 and No.A.P./VP/ 45010/CC/PD/Rec.Cell/2009/3172 dated 12.3.2009. When the writ petition came up for admission, Sri R.N.Reddy, learned Standing Counsel of Employees Provident Fund Organisation received notice on behalf of the respondent. The facts of the case are not required to be dealt with in view of the order proposed to be passed. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent. Indisputably, a statutory remedy by way of an appeal is available to the petitioner to assail the order impugned in the writ petition. The petitioner approached this Court invoking jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India on the ground that it is handicapped in working out the statutory remedy because of the prohibitory order. In that view of the matter, the impugned proceedings dated 13.2.2009 and 12.3.2009 shall be under suspension for a period of four weeks subject to the petitioner depositing half of the amount indicated therein within three weeks so as to enable the petitioner to approach the appellate authority and obtain necessary orders. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 30.3.2009 Note: Operation portion wire at party’s costs. B/o DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.6641 of 2009 30.3.2009