M/S Gomti Life Sciences India (P) Ltd. Vs… — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

M/S Gomti Life Sciences India (P) Ltd. Vs… — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file a statutory appeal against the impugned order dated 09.10.2020; period from 25.11.2021 till date excluded in computing limitation for the appeal; registry directed to return copies of the impugned order to counsel after retaining a photocopy; I.A.No.1/2023 dismissed as not surviving.

Issue for consideration

Whether learned counsel's request for leave to withdraw the writ petition and file a statutory appeal against the impugned summons/order dated 09.10.2020 should be accepted

Court's answer

The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioner to file a statutory appeal against the impugned order dated 09.10.2020.

Ratio / Principle

The time spent in prosecuting this petition from 25.11.2021 till date shall be excluded while computing the limitation applicable to the statutory appeal.

Key takeaways

The registry is to return the copies of the impugned order to the learned counsel for the petitioner after retaining a photocopy.ratio¶26
In view of the dismissal of the main petition, I.A.No.1/2023 does not survive for consideration and the same stands dismissed.ratio¶28

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (Anant Ramanath Hegde, J.), Writ Petition No. 21700 of 2021 (L-PF), oral order dated 09.01.2026: Petitioner M/s Gomti Life Sciences India (P) Ltd, which had filed the writ petition 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 Employees Provident Fund Organization, through learned counsel sought leave of the Court to file an appeal against the impugned order. Placing the submission on record, the Court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn with liberty to file a statutory appeal, excluded the time spent in prosecuting the petition from 25.11.2021 till date while computing the limitation applicable to the appeal, directed the registry to return the copies of the impugned order to counsel after retaining a photocopy, and dismissed I.A.No.1/2023 as not surviving the dismissal of the main petition.

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NC: 2026:KHC:1411 WP No. 21700 of 2021

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9^TH 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 2^ND PHASE, SECTOR 1, IDADI HOBLI, RAMANAGARA 562109 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR

…PETITIONER

(BY SMT. KARISHMA UTHAPPA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by C HONNUR SAB Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION (MINISTRY OF LABOUR EMPLOYMENT) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA REGIONAL OFFICE NO.570 RAJARAJESHWARI REGENCY 26^TH CROSS, IDEAL HOMES TOWNSHIP LAYOUT RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 098 KARNATAKA STATE

(BY SRI. SARAVANA P., ADVOCATE)

…RESPONDENT

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

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NC: 2026:KHC:1411 WP No. 21700 of 2021

HC-KAR

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.

The submission is placed on record. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file a statutory appeal.

The time spent in prosecuting this petition from 25.11.2021 till date shall be excluded while computing the limitation applicable to an appeal.

The registry to return the copies of the impugned order to the learned counsel for the petitioner after retaining a photocopy.

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

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