1. By way of present petition, the petitioner assails the order dated 21.12.2012 passed by learned Employees‟ Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi (for short, „EPF Appellate Tribunal‟) in ATA No.523(11) 2008.
2. Shorn off unnecessary details, the facts of the case are that the petitioner applied for the EPF Code number and the respondent allotted the PF Code No.12603 to it. The petitioner had since been paying its provident fund dues regularly and punctually in respect of its employees. The enforcement officer vide its inspection report dated W.P.(C) No.7182/2013 Page 1 of 16 09.12.1996 confirmed about inspection of the EPF records for the period from 12/1991 to 11/1996 and it was observed in the said report that the EPF dues were correctly deposited by the petitioner on 30.12.1996. Vide inspection report dated 24.03.1998 of the enforcement officer, it was confirmed that the PF Account records for the period 12/1996 to 02/1998 had been inspected and the due amount was paid except for a sum o