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RAM CHANDRA PAL AND 4 OTHERS v. PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION NEW DELHI AND 2 OTHERS

WRIA/13051/2025 · 2025-11-13

Shree Prakash Singh

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 13051 of 2025 Court No. - 18 HON'BLE SHREE PRAKASH SINGH, J. Vakalatnama filed by Mr. Krishan Kumar Pandey, learned counsel on behalf of the respondents, is taken on record. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Krishan Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the respondents. 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 the opposite parties no.2/3 to transfer the amount deposited in the earlier EPF accounts of petitioners opened by their earlier employer namely Ws. Printwell Industries, 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 parties 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 the opposite parties no.2 to dispose of the petitioners' representation as contained in Annexure-5 to the writ petition;" Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that for redressal of their grievance, the petitioners have preferred a representation dated 15.09.2025 to the opposite party No.2, but no decision has been taken on the same till date. Learned counsel for the petitioners has further submitted that the petitioners are ready Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anurag Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : Akhilesh Pratap Singh, Krishna Kumar Pandey Ram Chandra Pal And 4 Others .....Petitioner(s) Provident Fund Commissioner Employees Provident Fund Organization New Delhi And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) 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. 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. 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. 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. In view of the aforesaid terms, the instant writ petition is disposed of finally. November 13, 2025 Ram Murti WRIA No. 13051 of 2025 2 (Shree Prakash Singh,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM MURTI YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench