JUDGMENT

1. On 3.8.2017, notice was issued in this writ petition. The respondent is duly served. This writ petition is filed seeking quashment of order dated 16.6.2017 passed under Section 7B and order dated 22.6.2016 passed under Section 7A of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (for short, "the Act of 1952") by the Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, Sub Regional Office, Akola.

2. After hearing learned counsel Shri N.R.Saboo for the petitioner and learned counsel Shri H.N.Verma for the respondent, I am of view that this writ petition can be disposed of at admission stage itself. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of learned counsel for parties.

3. The petitioner is a registered society registered under the provisions of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act. Undisputedly, the petitioner is authorized to function as banking society. The petitioner is carrying activities of credit cooperative society. According to the petitioner, the society is having six employees on its pay roll and the society is also taking assistance of 15 persons who were appointed as pigmy agents. According to the petitioner, function of th