Madras High CourtWP/23119/2014disposed of

S.512-Vilangamui Primary v. The Assistant Provident Fund

2023-06-06Honourable Mr Justice V. Lakshminarayanan5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 06..06..2023 Coram THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN Writ Petition Nos.23119 & 23149 of 2014 and M.P.Nos.1 of 2014 W.P.No.23119 of 2014:

W.P.No.23149 of 2014:

S.512-Vilangamudi Primary Agricultural Co-Op. credit Society, Vilangamudi Post,Pochampalli Taluk, Krishnagiri District, Rep. by its President - G.Santhamoorthy ..... Petitioner -VersusThe Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (PDC), ..... Respondent Petition filed under Article 226 of The Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorari calling for the entire records of the impugned order passed by the respondent in No.TN/SRO/SLM/PDC/34829/KR02/14B/PROCEEDING/2014 dated 20.06.2014 and to quash the same. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Ashok Kumar for petitioner in both WPs For Respondents : Ms.R.Meenakshi for respondent in both WPs COMMON ORDER The orders impugned in these writ petitions are appealable. Therefore, the petitioner is permitted to prefer appeals within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On filing such appeals within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, the appellate authority

shall number the same without insisting upon separate applications for condonation of delay. This is because the petitioner has been pursuing the remedy before this court in a bona fide manner for the past 9 years.

2. It is made clear that if the appeals have not been presented within a period of 30 days as directed above, the appellate authority is not bound by the aforesaid directions.

3. At this juncture, Mr.Ashok Kumar, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner represented that pending writ petitions, the petitioner deposited a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- each to the credit of W.P.Nos.23119 and 23149 of 2014 respectively.

4. There is absolutely no proof for having made such deposits. However, the submission of Mr.Ashok Kumar, learned counsel is taken on record. If any such deposit has been made, the same shall be set off against the deposit that ought to be made before the appellate authority. With the above directions, both the writ petitions are disposed of. No costs. Consequently, connected MPs are closed. 06..06..2023 Index : yes / no : yes / no kmk

To 1.The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (PDC),

V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

kmk W.P.No.23119 & 23149 of 2014 06..06..2023