Gujarat High Court
SCA/8830/1994 of GEEKWAR MILLS LTD. & ANR. Vs UNION OF INDIA on 23 October 1997
HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 8830 of 1994 For Approval and Signature: Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE S.K.KESHOTE ============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgements? 2. To be referred to the
IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD
SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 8830 of 1994
For Approval and Signature:
Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE S.K.KESHOTE
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-------------------------------------------------------------- GEEKWAR MILLS LTD. & ANR.
Versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance:
Mr. D.G. Shukla for Petitioners
MR JD AJMERA for Respondent Nos. 1,2 & 3
-------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : MR.JUSTICE S.K.KESHOTE
Date of decision: 23/10/97
ORAL JUDGEMENT
The petitioners challenge by way of this special civil application the notice dated 19.4.1994, Annexure A. This notice is only for the recovery of the amount which has been determined by the respondents under Section 7A of the Employees' Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 ('the Act' for short). The petitioners have come up with the case that the order passed under Section 7A of the aforesaid Act has not been communicated to the petitioner by sending a copy of the same and straightway a recovery notice has been issued. However, in view of the fact that Annexure A is only a consequential order passed under Section 7A of the Act this petition is not maintainable against this notice without challenging the main order. Now the Appellate Tribunal has been constituted and appeal against the said order under Section 7A of the Act is provided. That order has not been challenged by the petitioners. Even if there is any grievance of the petitioners against Annexure A that cannot be challenged without challenging the basic order and this petition against the recovery notice only is otherwise also not maintainable.
In the result, this writ petition is dismissed. Liberty is granted to the petitioners to file, if they so desire, an appeal against the order passed by the respondents under Section 7A of the Act within a period of one month from today. In case the petitioners prefer appeal as aforesaid then it is expected of the Tribunal that the same may not be dismissed only on the ground of limitation and it may be heard and decided on merits. The interim relief, if any granted by this Court, shall continue on the same terms and conditions for six weeks from today. Thereafter it is for the Tribunal to consider the question of extension or continuation of interim relief in accordance with law and in doing so it shall not be influenced by the fact that this Court has granted interim relief in favour of the petitioners. Subject to the above direction, rule is discharged with no order as to costs.