- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1411 WP No. 21700 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 21700 OF 2021 (L-PF) BETWEEN: M/S GOMTI LIFE SCIENCES INDIA (P) LTD PLOT NO.7F, BIDADI INDUSTRIAL AREA 2ND PHASE, SECTOR 1, IDADI HOBLI, RAMANAGARA 562109 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR …PETITIONER (BY SMT. KARISHMA UTHAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION (MINISTRY OF LABOUR EMPLOYMENT) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA REGIONAL OFFICE NO.570 RAJARAJESHWARI REGENCY 26TH CROSS, IDEAL HOMES TOWNSHIP LAYOUT RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 098 KARNATAKA STATE …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SARAVANA P., ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH ANNEXURE-B I.E., THE SUMMONS BEARING NO.BG/MRD/0057472/000/ENF 514/DAMAGES/48 DATED 09.10.2020 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE Digitally signed by C HONNUR SAB Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:1411 WP No. 21700 of 2021 ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to file an appeal against the impugned order dated 09.10.2020. 2. The submission is placed on record. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file a statutory appeal. 3. The time spent in prosecuting this petition from 25.11.2021 till date shall be excluded while computing the limitation applicable to an appeal. 4. The registry to return the copies of the impugned order to the learned counsel for the petitioner after retaining a photocopy. 5. In view of dismissal of main petition, I.A.No.1/2023 does not survive for consideration and the same stands dismissed. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE HJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 3