Eicher Motors v. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 16.12.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY and W.M.P.No.31077 of 2024 Eicher Motors Limited, Having its registered office at 3rd Floor, Select Citywalk, A-3, District Centre Saket, New Delhi - 110 017.

and having its Head Quarters at:

Royal Enfield, # 296, Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR), Sholinganallur, Chennai - 600 119.

Represented by its Manager -Legal, YB Seetharaman ... Petitioner Vs 1.

Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, Regional Office, Chennai (South), No. 37, Royapettah High Road, Chennai - 600 014.

2.

Recovery Officer, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, Regional Office, Chennai (South), No.37, Royapettah High Road, Chennai - 600 014.

3.

The Enforcement Officer, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, Regional Office, Chennai (South), No. 37, Royapettah High Road, Chennai - 600 014.

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4.

M/s.Forte Solutions Private Limited, Having its Registered office at:

New No.20, Old No.16, 3rd Cross Street, West C.I.T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 035.

5.

Mrs.Mala Ponnusamy, Director - Forte Solutions Private Limited, Rani Meyyammai Towers, Block VII, 6th Floor - Flat 6B, New No.90/B6/276, Old No. 66, Sathyadev Avenue, Raja Annamalaipuram, MRC Nagar, Chennai - 600 028.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India for the issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records culminating in the impugned order in No.TN/MAS/CHN(S)/51348/DIV.15/ RECOVERY/2024 dated 11.09.2024 on the file of the second respondent and quash the same and direct the first to third respondents shall not have a right to proceed against the petitioner under the provisions of the Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 for the dues payable by the fourth respondent.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Narendran for M/s.King and Partridge

ORDER

When the matter came up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that impugned order has already been withdrawn by the respondent and he seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this petition. He has also made an endorsement to that effect in the Court bundle. 2/4

2. Recording the same, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. No costs. 16.12.2025 nsl To 1.

Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, Regional Office, Chennai (South), No. 37, Royapettah High Road, Chennai - 600 014.

2.

Recovery Officer, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, Regional Office, Chennai (South), No.37, Royapettah High Road, Chennai - 600 014.

3.

The Enforcement Officer, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, Regional Office, Chennai (South), No. 37, Royapettah High Road, Chennai - 600 014.

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D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

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