Andhra Pradesh High Court
WP/8634/2023 of GAYATRI CONSTRUCTIONS Vs UNION OF INDIA on 6 August 2026
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH FRIDAY, THE 7 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 8634 OF 2023 Between: 1. GAYATRI CONSTRUCTIONS, Rep. by its Proprietor Malladi Laxman Rao, O/o.H.No.7-18-18, Mahaboobnagar Pet, Guntur Town and Mandal, Guntur District. 1. UNION OF INDIA, Rep.
APHC010168092023
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THE HONOURA
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Between:
1. GAYATRI CONSTRUC
O/o.H.No.7-18-18, Maha
District.
1. UNION OF INDIA, Rep
and Employment, New D
2. Employees State Insur
45-57-21/1, RR House
Vishakapatnam - 530024
3. Employees State Ins
D.No. 45-57-21/1, RR
Road, Vishakapatnam - 5
4. State Bank of India, R
Bank Bhavan, Madame C
5. Branch Manager, St
Secunderabad Railway S
E HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRAD
AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
AY, THE 7th DAY OF AUGUST 2026
PRESENT
ABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMAL
IT PETITION NO: 8634 OF 2023
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...Respondents
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the proceedings dt. 21.03.2023 in No.
70.Q/70000515220001001 issued by the 3rd respondent thereby freezing my account bearing No. 62052394399 in the 5th respondent Bank to a tune of Rs.18,12,106/- (Rupees Eighteen Lakhs Twelve Thousand One Hundred Six Only) and consequential action of respondents 4 and 5 in not allowing me to operate my said bank account as illegal, irregular, irrational, without any authority of law, violative of principles of natural justice and provisions of The Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 and offends Article 14, 19, 21 and 300- A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to allow me to operate my said account without any restrictions on deposit and withdrawal transactions of money and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023
Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the operation of
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dt.21.03.2023 in No.70.Q/70000515220001001 passed by the 3rd respondent and consequently direct the respondents to allow the petitioner to operate his account bearing No. 62052394399 in the 5th respondent Bank without any restrictions on deposit and withdrawal transactions of money, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2023 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to grant leave to receive the counter affidavit in WP.No.8634 of 2023
IA NO: 3 OF 2023 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to vacate the interim order granted in I.A.No.1 of 2023 in W.P.No.8634 of 2023, Dt.04-07-2023 and dismiss the above Writ Petition with exemplary costs, in the interests of Justice and pass IA NO: 4 OF 2023 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to receive the Reply copies on record by allowing the leave petition in the above Writ Petition IA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to permit the petitioner to implead proposed respondent No. 6 and 7 as parties/respondent Nos. 6 and 7 to the main Writ Petition in WP No. 8634 of 2023 and pending Interlocutory Applications therein, in the interest of justice and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to permit the petitioner to file hereto annexed document as additional document in WP No. 8634 of 2023 in the interest of justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: PANGULURU RACHANA Counsel for the Respondents: U.R.P. SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondents: SATYANARAYANA DHARA Counsel for the Respondents:. Counsel for the Respondents:
The Court made the following order:
Challenging the proceedings dated 21.03.2023 issued by respondent No.3 in No.70.Q/70000515220001001, whereby the petitioner’s bank account bearing Account No.62052394399 maintained with respondent No.5 was frozen to an extent of Rs.18,12,106/-, and the consequential action of respondent Nos.4 and 5 in not permitting the petitioner to operate the said bank account, the present Writ Petition has been filed.
2. Heard Ms. Haritha, learned counsel representing Ms. Panguluru Rachana, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri U.R.P. Srinivas, learned counsel appearing for the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) for respondent Nos.2 and 3, and Sri Satyanarayana Dhara, learned counsel appearing for the respondent-Bank for respondent Nos.4 and 5.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, pursuant to the subsequent determination made by the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, the amount payable by the petitioner is Rs.3,21,230/-. She further submits that the matter has been amicably settled out of Court and that nothing further remains to be adjudicated in the present Writ Petition.
4. Perused the order dated 23.07.2026 passed by respondent No.2- Deputy Director, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, under Section 125 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 filed along with the additional documents. A perusal of the said order shows that the contributions payable by the petitioner for the periods from 08/2014 to 11/2014 and from 06/2017 to
07/2018 were finally determined at Rs.3,25,032/-. However, after adjustment of the contribution already paid for the period from 08/2014 to 11/2014, amounting to Rs.3,802/-, the balance amount payable by the petitioner is Rs.3,21,230/-.
5. In view of the order dated 23.07.2026 passed by respondent No.2 and considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner that the matter has been settled out of Court, this Court is inclined to dispose of the Writ Petition with the following directions:
i) The respondent-Bank is directed to permit the petitioner to operate her bank account bearing Account No.62052394399 forthwith.
ii) The petitioner shall ensure payment of the balance amount of Rs.3,21,230/- to the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation towards the contribution finally determined by respondent No.2 under the order dated 23.07.2026.
6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.
As a sequel, all the pending miscellaneous applications are closed.
____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI 07.08.2026 MP
THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI
WRIT PETITION No.8634 OF 2023 07.08.2026
MP