Madras High CourtWP/6217/2024disposed of

E.Srinivasan v. The Commissioner

2024-08-28Honourable Ms Justice R.N.Manjula4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED :28.08.2024

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.N.MANJULA W.P.No.6217 of 2024 and W.M.P.No.6890 of 2024 1.E.Srinivasan 2.B.Selvakumar 3.C.Vedachalam 4.V.Saminathan 5.R.Manoharan 6.S.Arumugam 7.R.Peter @ Munusamy ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The Commissioner, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, Royapettah High Road, Chennai 600 014.

2.The Assistant Commissioner, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, Regional Office, Ambattur, No.R-40, a-1, TNHB Shopping-cum-Office Complex, Mugappair Road, Mugappair East, Chennai 600 037. 3.The Management, M/s.Accurate Steel Forgings (India Ltd.), DP No.33, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Thirumazhisai, Chennai 600 124.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the first respondent to pay Page No.1 of 4

P.F.amount to the petitioners available in their P.F.A/cs. No.TN/36744/17, TN/36744/16, TN/36744/15, TN/367444/38, TN/36744/88, TN/36744/25 and TN/36744/22 accordingly with 12% interest. For Petitioners : Mr.S.T.Varadarajalu For Respondents : Mr.Arun Dhanapalan, for R1 & R2 No appearance for R3

ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the first respondent to pay P.F.amount to the petitioners available in their P.F.A/cs. No.TN/36744/17, TN/36744/16, TN/36744/15, TN/367444/38, TN/36744/88, TN/36744/25 and TN/36744/22 accordingly with 12% interest.

2. Heard Mr.S.T.Varadarajalu, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.Arun Dhanapalan, learned counsel for R1 & R2 and perused the materials available on record.

3. From the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respondents 1 and 2, it is learnt that except the first petitioner, all other petitioners have given their online application.

4. In such case, there cannot be any difficulty for the respondents 1 Page No.2 of 4

and 2 for considering the same. The first petitioner is also at liberty to follow the other petitioners and submit necessary details through online as required, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of the online application so submitted by the first petitioner and also considering the applications that have already been filed by the other petitioners, the first respondent shall consider the applications and pass orders for disbursing the provident fund amount accumulated in the account of the petitioners, if the papers are otherwise in order. The above exercise shall be completed within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the online application from the first petitioner.

5. With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Index : Yes /No 28.08.2024 Speaking / Non-speaking gsk Page No.3 of 4

R.N.MANJULA , J.

gsk To 1.The Commissioner, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, Royapettah High Road, Chennai 600 014.

2.The Assistant Commissioner, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, Regional Office, Ambattur, No.R-40, a-1, TNHB Shopping-cum-Office Complex, Mugappair Road, Mugappair East, Chennai 600 037.

W.P.No.6217 of 2024 and W.M.P.No.6890 of 2024 3.The Management, M/s.Accurate Steel Forgings (India Ltd.), DP No.33, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Thirumazhisai, Chennai 600 124.

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