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The Commissioner v. the Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner

Madras HC8 Apr 2026WP(MD)/6872/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

EPF Section 8F order withdrawn; writ petition disposed of as infructuous; Madras High Court Madurai Bench; Thuraiyur Municipality v. Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner; interim stay by appellate authority in Section 7I appeal against Section 7A order; defreeze of bank accounts A/c Nos. 11179318406 and 11179316690 sought; no order as to costs; connected miscellaneous petitions closed; decided 08.04.2026 by Hemant Chandangoudar, J.

What did the court decide?

In view of the interim order granted by the appellate authority and the withdrawal of the impugned order by the first respondent, nothing survives for adjudication in the present writ petition. ¶23

The Commissioner Vs the Assistant Provident Fund… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2026)

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W.P.(MD)No.6872 of 2026

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED: 08.04.2026

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CORAM

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR

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W.P.(MD)No.6872 of 2026 and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.5700, 5701 and 5703 of 2026

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The Commissioner, Thuraiyur Municipality, Thuraiyur, Trichy District.

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... Petitioner

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vs.

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1.The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, Employee Provident Fund Organisation, (Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India), Regional Office, P.B. No. 588, Sree Complex, ‘D’ Block, No.18, Madurai Road, Tiruchirappalli – 620 008.

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2.The Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Thuraiyur Branch, 20, Hospital Road, Thuriayur, Tiruchirappalli District-621010.

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... Respondents

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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records of the impugned order of the 1^st Respondent in No.TN/ROTRY/ENF/B5 /81931/8F Order/2025-26 dated 09.03.2026 and quash the 1/4

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P.(MD)No.6872 of 2026

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same as illegal and consequently direct the Respondents 1 and 2 to defreeze the petitioner’s bank accounts in A/c. No.11179318406 and 11179316690 maintained with the 2^nd Respondent.

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For	Petitioner	:Mr.R.Aravindraj
For	R1	:Mr.I.Robert Chandrakumar
For	R2	:No appearance *****

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O R D E R

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The petitioner challenges the order dated 09.03.2026 passed by the

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first respondent under Section 8F of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.

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It is brought to the notice of this Court that, against the order

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passed under Section 7A of the Act, the petitioner has filed an appeal under Section 7I of the Act, and the appellate authority has granted an interim order staying the operation of the order passed under Section 7A. In view of the interim order granted by the appellate authority, the first respondent has withdrawn the impugned order.

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