A.P. State Seeta Women’s Welfare Mutually v. The Employees Provident Fund Organization

HON’BL E SRI JUST ICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No.2330 of 2007 ORAL ORDER: Though the writ petition is filed assailing the order of the 1st respondent dated 17.1.2007, restraining the petitioner from transferring or charging the specified property and from taking any benefits under such transfer or charge in respect of Tenement Garage Nos. 76 to 79 in house bearing No.5-9-299, Suryalok Complex apartments, the petitioner states that he would lodge his objections to the impugned order before the Recovery Officer as provided under Rule 11 of the II Schedule of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which is applicable to recoveries made under the provisions of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (for short ‘the Provident Fund Act’), as per the provisions of Section 8G of the Provident Fund Act. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of preserving liberty in the petitioner to lodge his objections. When such objections are lodged, this court is not in doubt that the Recovery Officer will consider and pass a reasoned order and communicate his decision to the petitioner by a verifiable mode of communication. No costs. ------------------------------ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dat e: 8.2.2007