M/S Unijules Lifesciences Ltd., Thr. Authorized Signatory Shri Siraj Ahmad Ansari S/O Abdul Rehman v. Asstt. Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Organization, Nagpur

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR Writ Petition No.1497 of 2018 M/S Unijules Lifesciences Ltd., Thr. Authorized Signatory Shri Siraj Ahmad Ansari S/O Abdul Rehman Vs Asstt. Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Organization, Nagpur Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Order Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's order Shri A.J. Pathak, Advocate for the Petitioner Shri S.D. Sirpurkar, Advocate for the respondent-sole CORAM : ANIL S. KILOR, J.

DATED : 09th March 2023 1.

Heard.

2.

In this petition, a challenge is raised to the order dated 03.02.2017 passed under Section 7Q of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (for short "the Act of 1952") for recovery of interest for belated remittance.

3.

The total recovery under the head of interest under Section 7Q of the Act of 1952, is Rs.24,15,181/-. It is informed to this court that the major part of the said amount has already been recovered. There is no dispute about the belated remittance of the amount under Section 7A of the Act of 1952. Thus, the interest claimed by the Assistant PF Commissioner is towards the statutory interest.

4.

Thus, in absence of any illegality pointed out in recovery of interest on the belated remittance under the provisions of the Act nd.thawre

44wp1497-2018.odt of 1952, I am not inclined to interfere with the impugned order. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed.

[ANIL S. KILOR, J.] DOMAJI THAWRE 18:00 nd.thawre