(Spl.-H.C.A.S.,C.D.,78-e) FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO. 69 OF 2004. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Note, Office Memoranda of Quorum, appearances, Court’s Court’s or Judge’s Orders orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. G. K. Sardessai, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. J.S. Vaz, Addl. Central Govt. Standing Counsel for the Respondents No.1 and 2. Mr. V.P. Thali, Senior Central Govt. Standing Counsel for the Respondent No.3. CORAM : S.A. BOBDE & N.A. BRITTO, JJ. DATE: 7TH JUNE, 2004U. P.C.: Heard Shri Sardessai, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Vaz, learned counsel for the Respondents No.1 and 2. Shri Vaz has filed a letter issued by the Employees Provident Fund Organization, Ministry of Labour, appointing Shri V.K. Jain as Presiding Officer of EPF Appellate Tribunal at New Delhi. In the light of the constitution of the - 2 - said Tribunal, we are of the view that nothing survives in the Petition, as the issues raised are in the first instance, required to be determined by the Presiding Officer. Shri V.K. Jain, the learned Presiding Officer of the EPF Appellate Tribunal is hereby directed to dispose of the appeal to be filed by the petitioner, as and when filed, as expeditiously as possible without any issue of limitation being raised before him. Petition shall stand disposed of on the above terms. S.A. BOBDE, J. N.A. BRITTO, J. sl.