Digitally signed by AJINKYA PANSARE Date: 2026.08.18 16:47:47 +0530 1 CGHC010099352023 2026:CGHC:36833 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPL No. 55 of 2023  Municipal Corporation Dhamtari Through Its Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Dhamtari, District : Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus  Employees Provident Fund Organization Through It's Regional Provident Fund, Commissioner (Ii) Regional Office Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. H.B. Agrawal, Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. A. Sandhya Rao, Advocate For Respondent : Mr. Vinay Pandey, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order On Board 18.8.2026 1) Learned Senior counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner has preferred an appeal before appellate authority under EPF & MP Act, 1952 i.e. learned Central Government Industrial Tribunal, Jabalpur on 16.8.2022 which is still pending consideration. He further submits that in this petition, Commissioner, Provident Fund was directed to open an account in bank on 29.3.2023. He also submits that a direction may be issued to the learned Tribunal to decide the pending appeal 2 expeditiously. 2) No objection from other side.

3) Taking into consideration the limited prayer made by Mr. Agrawal, this petition is hereby being disposed directing the learned Tribunal to make all endeavors to conclude the proceedings of the pending appeal preferred by the petitioner expeditiously, if already not concluded. 4) Accordingly, this petition is disposed. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) JUDGE A j i n k y a

Digitally signed by AJINKYA PANSARE Date: 2026.08.18 16:47:47 +0530 1 CGHC010099352023 2026:CGHC:36833 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPL No. 55 of 2023  Municipal Corporation Dhamtari Through Its Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Dhamtari, District : Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus  Employees Provident Fund Organization Through It's Regional Provident Fund, Commissioner (Ii) Regional Office Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Mr. H.B. Agrawal, Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. A. Sandhya Rao, Advocate For Respondent : Mr. Vinay Pandey, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order On Board 18.8.2026 1) Learned Senior counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that petitioner has preferred an appeal before appellate authority under EPF & MP Act, 1952 i.e. learned Central Government Industrial Tribunal, Jabalpur on 16.8.2022 which is still pending consideration. He further submits that in this petition, Commissioner, Provident Fund was directed to open an account in bank on 29.3.2023. He also submits that a direction may be issued to the learned Tribunal to decide the pending appeal 2 expeditiously. 2) No objection from other side.

3) Taking into consideration the limited prayer made by Mr. Agrawal, this petition is hereby being disposed directing the learned Tribunal to make all endeavors to conclude the proceedings of the pending appeal preferred by the petitioner expeditiously, if already not concluded. 4) Accordingly, this petition is disposed. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) JUDGE A j i n k y a