- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:94 WP No. 2835 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 2835 OF 2024 (L-PF) BETWEEN: M/S. UGRA PRECISION ENGINEERS PRIVATE LIMITED, NO.1553, OPPOSITE WATER TANK, II STAGE, VIJAYANAGARA, MYSURU - 570 017. REPRESENTED BY SRI. ABHIRAM S, MANAGING DIRECTOR. COMPANIES ACT 1956. (No. 1 OF 1956). …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KUTTAPPA B.D., ADVOCATE) AND: EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND, ORGANIZATION MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT, GOVT OF INDIA, REGIONAL OFFICE, PF BHAVAN, GAYATHRI PURAM, MYSURU - 570 017. REPRESENTED BY R.P.F.C. II. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. M PRADEEP, ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR Digitally signed by PRAMILA G V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:94 WP No. 2835 of 2024 RECORDS OF THE FILE BEARING NO.KN/PF/RO/MYS/810/RECY/22388/94/22-23; QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER AT ANNEXURE-A DATED 19.05.23 BEARING NO.KN/PF/RO/MYS/810/RECY/22388/94/22-23 CLAIMING DAMAGES FOR THE PERIOD 02/16 TO 09/18 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT EPFO AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Annexure-A which is impugned in the present petition, is questioned before the competent authority. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that as there was no quorum before the competent forum when the writ petition was filed. Since Annexure-A is questioned before the competent authority, nothing further survives for consideration. 3. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:94 WP No. 2835 of 2024 4. The competent authority shall decide the petition on its merit within one year, without being influenced by the dismissal of the present petition. I.A.No.3/2024 is disposed, as a consequence. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE SJK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29