THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed seeking to set aside the order dated

02.01.2020 passed in I.A.No.130 of 2019 in USR No.750 of 2019 by the 2^nd respondent - Employees Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal and to direct the 2^nd Respondent to receive the Appeal bearing USR No.750 of 2019 filed against the order of the Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, EPFO, Patancheru, Sanga Reddy District vide TS/PTC/39406/7Q/Order/372 and TS/ PTC/39406/14B/Order/371.

2. Heard Sri N. Sreedhar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for TGSPDCL for the petitioner and Sri G.Venkateswarlu, learned Standing Counsel for E.P.F.O. for respondent No.1. Perused the record.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner company was established by the Government of Telangana to distribute electricity, engaged contractors for certain works, who in turn employed workers. As per agreements, the petitioner paid wages and provident fund amounts to the contractors, who were responsible for remitting them to the Provident Fund Commissioner. Earlier, under Section 7A of the EPF Act, the Provident Fund Commissioner vide order dated 25.02.2008 ordered the petitioner Co