( 1 ) DISAGREEING with the views expressed by a division Bench of this Court in M/s. Mire Netting stores and Another vs. The Regional Provident Fund commissioner and Others (1981) L. I. C. 1015, reference has been made to a larger Bench to consider whether section 7-A of the Employees Provident Fund miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (in short the act ) is violative of Article 14 of the constitution of India, 1950 (in short constitution ). In the said case, it was held that in the absence of provision for appeal from the order of Regional Provident Fund Commissioner (in short the commissioned ) Section 7-A of the Act was hit by Article 14 of the Constitution.

( 2 ) INTEREST, in view of insertion of Sections 7d to 7p of the Act inter alia dealing with Constitution and functioning of Tribunal to deal with appeal from an order under Section 7-A even otherwise the view expressed in that case is not correct. Mere absence of an appellate forum would not render the provision relating to, adjudication unconstitutional. A similar view was expressed by a Constitution Bench of the Apex Court in M/s. Gammon India Ltd. etc. v. Union of India and Others AIR 1974 SC 960.

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