M/s. Arth Designbuild India Private Ltd. v. The Union of India
EPF & MP Act, 1952 – Recovery
Case brief
What is this about?
Telangana High Court, WP 7834 of 2025, N.V. Shravan Kumar J., disposed 13.03.2025: EPF account freeze; Section 8F(3)(i) prohibitory order; Section 7I appeal pending before EPF Appellate Tribunal-cum-CGIT Hyderabad; Section 14B damages Rs.52,81,207; demand Rs.78,17,631; Kotak Mahindra Bank Jubilee Hills; de-freeze bank account; amount kept to credit of PF authority; withdrawal barred till appellate orders; natural justice; Article 226 mandamus; Section 151 CPC.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.4/Kotak Mahindra Bank to keep Rs.78,17,631/- to the credit of respondent No.3 till the petitioner pursues the statutory appeal and to de-freeze the petitioner company's account for day-to-day financial transactions; respondent No.3 restrained from withdrawing the amount until specific orders in the pending statutory appeal; respondent No.4 to follow the appellate tribunal's orders; miscellaneous petitions closed; no costs.