IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL FRIDAY, THE 1^ST DAY OF APRIL 2022 / 11TH CHAITHRA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 28869 OF 2018 PETITIONER:

SULTHAN BATHERY SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, SULTHAN BATHERY, WAYANAD DISTRICT.

WAYANAD BY ADVS.

M.P. ASHOK KUMAR BINDU SREEDHAR R.S. MANJULA RESPONDENTS:

1 UNION OF INDIA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF LABOUR, GOVT.OF INDIA, NEW DELHI 110 001

2 THE STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.

3 THE ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER SUB REGIONAL OFFICE, BHAVISHYANIDHI BHAVAN, ERANJIPALAM P.O., KOZHIKODE – 673006.

4 THE KERALA STATE CO-OPERATIVE EMPLOYEES PENSION BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, T.C.28/2781, CHETTIKULANGARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.

BY ADVS.

SRI.T.V.VINU, CGC SRI.M.SASINDRAN, SC, KERALA STATE COOPERATIVE EMPLOYEES PENSION BOARD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28.03.2022, THE COURT ON 01.04.2022 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

Order dated 17.04.2018 Ext.P13 order of the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner (Enforcement) while exercising powers under Section 7A of the