MANISH PITALE, J.

1. HEARD.

2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. The writ petition is heard finally with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties.

3. The petitioner, a proprietary concern, is aggrieved by orders passed by the respondent-Authorities under the provisions of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as "ESI Act"), whereby the establishment run by the petitioner has been covered under the provisions of the ESI Act and the petitioner has been called upon to deposit contributions under the ESI Act. The petitioner is engaged in the business of preparing and selling sweets and snacks in the City of Nagpur. On 02/06/2009 an Inspector of the respondent-Authority under the ESI Act conducted an inspection and prepared an inspection report, recording that eleven employees were working in the petitioner concern. On this basis, on 29/06/2009 the Assistant Director of the respondent-Authority sent a letter to the petitioner, requesting it to furnish details in the enclosed form as regards the employees working with the petitioner. It was stated that if the information was not provided, the respondent-Authorities would be under an appreh