IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT APPEAL NO : 1783 of 2004 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 31/08/2004 in WP NO : 15513 OF 2004 on the file of the High Court.) Between: Aware (Action for Welfare and Awakening in Rural Environment) 5-9-24/78, Lake Hill Road, Hyderabad. rep by its Director (Admn) Mr. P.V.Ramana(GPA Holder), S/o. P. Venkateswarlu, aged 43 years Director (Aministration) r/o. Hyderabad. ..... APPELLANT AND Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (Enforcement) Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, Office of the Provident Fund Commissioner, Barkatpura, Hyderabad and Authority under Sec.7-A of the Employees Provident Funds & Miscellanceous Provisions Act,1952 .....RESPONDENT Counsel for the Appellant:MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondent: MR.R.N.REDDY The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice) We have heard the counsel for the appellant. Challenge is to the order passed by learned single Judge which directed that on the appellant depositing 50% of the demanded amount, steps pursuant to the order impugned in the appeal filed before the Employees Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal shall remain stayed pending disposal of the appeal. The Appellate Tribunal is not functioning. Learned single Judge exercised discretion and directed deposit of 50% and also gave time. Appeal is against the said order. Similar appeals, which came before us earlier, were dismissed by us. But while dismissing the appeal, we granted two months further time from the date of expiry of the period given by the learned single Judge to deposit 50% of the demanded amount stating that till then, no coercive action shall be taken against the appellant. In this appeal also, we do not find any substance and proceed to dismiss the appeal but would grant two months further time from today for deposit of 50% of the amount of demand. Till then no coercive action shall be taken against the appellant. ___________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ 10-11-2004 _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Tvr Note: Issue wire at party’s cost. (BO) To 1. The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (Enforcement) Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, Office of the Provident Fund Commissioner, Barkatpura, Hyderabad and Authority under Sec.7-A of the Employees Provident Funds & Miscellanceous Provisions Act,1952. 2. 2 CD copies.