Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, v. The Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
EPF & MP Act 1952; Section 14B damages and Section 7Q interest; order dated 09.11.2016 by Assistant PF Commissioner, EPFO Visakhapatnam; alternative remedy / statutory appeal; writ disposed of with direction to appeal under Section 7-I before Appellate Authority within 6 weeks with 50% pre-deposit; no costs. Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation v. The Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India and Assistant PF Commissioner, EPFO; Writ Petition No. 16003 of 2017; High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati; decided 12.02.2026 by K. Sreenivasa Reddy, J.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of: petitioner directed to prefer an appeal under Section 7-I of the Act before the Appellate Authority within six weeks from receipt of a copy of the order, subject to deposit of 50% of the amount demanded in the order dated 09.11.2016; the Appellate Authority to receive and dispose of the appeal expeditiously in accordance with law; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous applications closed.