08.04.2026 Item No.5 Ct. No. 30 Aloke WPA 7592 of 2026 Panchanan Samanta Vs Union of India & Ors. Mr. Neil Basu Mr. Sayan Banerjee Mr. Sankha Biswas Mr. Avidipta Paul Ms. Oindrilla Sarkar … for the petitioner Mr. Avijit Tewary … for the respondent nos. 3 to 6 Mr. Asit Kr. De … for the UOI 1. Affidavit-of-service filed be kept with the record. 2. The writ application has been preferred challenging the recovery notice dated 12.02.2026 by which the petitioner’s account has been freezed on the prayer of the respondent/P.F. Authorities. 3. The petitioner being aggrieved has approached this Court praying for direction upon the respondent no. 4 to consider his representation dated 21.02.2026. 4. On being served, the respondent/PF Authorities is being represented and the learned counsel for the P.F. Authorities has brought the notice of this Court to a letter dated 06.03.2026, issued by the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner-II, Bengaluru, 2 being the respondent no. 6, to the petitioner herein, wherein it has been stated that the petitioner was entitled to a sum of Rs.1,14,367/- but due to some mis- calculation, a sum of Rs.8,86,350/- was paid to the petitioner. 5. From the calculation provided in the said letter, it appears that the respondent authority intends to recover the excess amount of Rs.7,71,983/- from the petitioner. 6. Considering the said facts and on hearing the learned counsels for the parties, the writ application is disposed of with the direction that the respondent no. 4 shall make all endeavour to dispose of the representation of the petitioner expeditiously preferably within thirty days from the date of this order. 7. Respondents are at liberty to recover any amount due from the petitioner in accordance with law after giving the petitioner a hearing. 8. It is further directed that the respondent authority shall take necessary steps by directing the bank to retain/block the amount which is allegedly due from the petitioner and then defreeze the account(s). If the said amount due is not in the said account, the respondents are at liberty to proceed in accordance with law. 3 9. Writ application stands disposed of. 10. Connected application, if any, stands disposed of. 11. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Shampa Dutt (Paul), J.)