Patna High Court

Trustees, Employees Provident Fund Organization,versusM/s Electronic Net,

Decided: 17 February 2026
Disposal: ALLOWED
Bench: G ANUPAMA CHAKRAVARTHY

Holding

The petitioner must serve fresh notice on the respondent within ten days, otherwise the writ petition will be dismissed.

Summary

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court against M/s Electronic Net. The petition required service of notice on the respondent, which the court found to be defective. The court directed the petitioner to serve fresh notice on the respondent at its correct address within ten days, using both ordinary and registered processes. It warned that failure to do so would result in the dismissal of the writ petition without further reference to a bench. No other substantive issues were addressed in the order.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner has complied with the requirement of proper service of notice on the respondent.

Subjects

service of notice
writ petition
civil writ jurisdiction
High Court order

Judgment

                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
                                 Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10385 of 2008
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                  Employees Provident Fund Organisation through Kawaljeet Singh Saini,
                  Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, E.P.F.O, R.O, Patna.
                                                                          .... .... Petitioner
                                                     Versus
                  M/s Electronic Net, 18, Telegraph Coloney, Kidawaipuri, Patna, through
                  Director.
                                                                        .... .... Respondent
                  ======================================================
                  Appearance :
                  For the Petitioner/s     : Mr. Ratnakar Pandey, Advocate.
                  ======================================================
                  CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH
                  ORAL ORDER

5    07-09-2018                  As prayed for, ten days time is granted to the

                  petitioner to take steps for fresh service of notice upon sole

                  respondent on its present and correct address both by ordinary

                  process as well as registered cover with A/D failing which the writ

                  petition shall stand rejected without further reference to a Bench.



                                        (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)
Kanchan/Sneha
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