Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:19441 Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 3682 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rajendra Singh Negi And 3 Others Respondent :- Provident Fund Commissioner Employees Provident Fund Organization, New Delhi And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anurag Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- Akhilesh Pratap Singh Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. 1. Heard Sri Anurag Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Krishan Kumar Pandey, learned counsel, who has filed Vakalatnama on behalf of the opposite parties, the same is taken on record. 2. By means of this writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for the following reliefs:- "(i) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus thereby directing to the opposite party No.2/3 to transfer the amount deposited in the earlier EPF accounts of petitioners opened by their earlier employer, namely, M/s. Ruchi Printers, Lucknow along with prescribed rate of interest up-to-date in the EPF account being opened by their subsequent employer, namely, M/s. Hindustani Book Depot, Lucknow forthwith. (ii) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus thereby commanding the opposite party No.2/3 to update the current EPF account of the petitioners by adding the amount deposited in their old EPF account and to allow the petitioners to withdraw their PF amount as per their need in accordance with law. (iii) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus thereby directing to the opposite party No.2 to dispose of the petitioners' representation, as contained in Annexure No.8 to the writ petition." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that for redressal of their grievance, the petitioners have preferred a representation dated 10.01.2025 to the opposite party Nos.2, but no decision has been taken on the same till date. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has further submitted that the petitioners are ready to prefer a fresh representation to the Competent Authority, therefore, they may be permitted to prefer a fresh representation to the Competent Authority and direction may be issued him/her to consider and decide the said representation within a stipulated time. 5. Learned counsel for the opposite parties has stated that he has no objection if direction is issued to the Competent Authority to consider and decide the representation of the petitioners within a stipulated time. 6. In view of the above, without entering into merits of the issue, the instant writ petition is being disposed of finally at the admission stage permitting the petitioners to prefer afresh representation to the opposite party No.1 i.e. the Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Organization, Head Office, Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, 14-Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi taking all pleas and grounds which are available with them annexing therewith copy of their earlier representation, if any, and the relevant documents in support of their claim within a period of fifteen days from today, and if any such representation is preferred by the petitioners within the aforesaid stipulated time, the authority concerned shall consider and decide the representation of the petitioners, strictly in accordance with law by passing a speaking and reasoned order, with expedition preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of presentation of a certified copy of this order along with representation and the decision thereof be intimated to the petitioners forthwith. 7. It is needless to say that if there is no legal impediment, the grievance of the petitioners may be redressed in the aforesaid stipulated time. 8. In view of the aforesaid terms, the instant writ petition is disposed of finally. . [Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.] Order Date :- 7.4.2025 Suresh/ Digitally signed by :- SURESH CHANDRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench