THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 15994 of 2009 Oral order: The respondent initiated proceedings under Section 7-A of the Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. When the respondent took up matter for hearing on 30.12.2008, the petitioner could not attend due to illness, and claims to have submitted fax message for his non-attendance. However, the respondent without hearing the petitioner, passed the impugned order in the month of April, 2009, which the petitioner claims to have received the same on 03.06.2009. The petitioner states that praying to set aside the said ex parte order, he filed an application on 16.07.2009, and as no orders thereon had been passed, he filed the present writ petition questioning the main order. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent, and since the impugned order is a n ex parte order, passed by the respondent without hearing the petitioner, both the counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent, agreed for disposal of the writ petition with the following directions: The impugned order is set aside. The matter is remitted to the respondent for passing orders afresh after affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, expeditiously. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 6th August, 2009 KSR