The Commissioner v. The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 08.04.2026

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.5700, 5701 and 5703 of 2026 The Commissioner, Thuraiyur Municipality, Thuraiyur, Trichy District.

... Petitioner vs.

1.The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, Employee Provident Fund Organisation, (Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India), Regional Office, P.B. No. 588, Sree Complex, 'D' Block, No.18, Madurai Road, Tiruchirappalli - 620 008.

2.The Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Thuraiyur Branch, 20, Hospital Road, Thuriayur, Tiruchirappalli District-621010.

... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records of the impugned order of the 1st Respondent in No.TN/ROTRY/ENF/B5 /81931/8F Order/2025-26 dated 09.03.2026 and quash the 1/4

same as illegal and consequently direct the Respondents 1 and 2 to defreeze the petitioner's bank accounts in A/c. No.11179318406 and 11179316690 maintained with the 2nd Respondent. For Petitioner :Mr.R.Aravindraj For R1 :Mr.I.Robert Chandrakumar For R2 :No appearance *****

O R D E R

The petitioner challenges the order dated 09.03.2026 passed by the first respondent under Section 8F of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.

2. It is brought to the notice of this Court that, against the order passed under Section 7A of the Act, the petitioner has filed an appeal under Section 7I of the Act, and the appellate authority has granted an interim order staying the operation of the order passed under Section 7A. In view of the interim order granted by the appellate authority, the first respondent has withdrawn the impugned order.

3. In view of the above, nothing survives for adjudication in the present writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of as 2/4

having become infructuous.

4. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

Index :Yes / No 08.04.2026 Internet :Yes / No NCC :Yes / No cmr 3/4

HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR, J.

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