IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.22418 of 2011 Date of Decision : December 02, 2011. M/s Hans Gas Service .....Petitioner versus Employees' Provident Fund Department, Amritsar and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Vivek Salathia, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The grievance of the petitioner-firm is that it has preferred a statutory appeal on 28.11.2011 (Annexure P-5) against the order dated 30.9.2011 (Annexure P-4) passed by the Assessing Authority under the Employees' Provident Fund and Misc. Provisions Act, 1952 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') but the same cannot be heard as no Presiding Officer of the Appellate Tribunal has been appointed so far. It is further averred that the petitioner-firm has already deposited an amount of Rs.1,59,491/- with respondent No.1 on 25.11.2011 but respondent No.2 is pressing hard for the recovery of the balance amount. CWP No.22418 of 2011 [2] Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and taking into consideration the above mentioned facts, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction that subject to the petitioner's furnishing adequate security (other than bank guarantee) for a sum of Rs.five lacs to the satisfaction of respondent No.2, within a period of two weeks, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner-firm for recovery of the balance amount till the Presiding Officer to be appointed by the Appellate Tribunal takes up the petitioner's appeal for preliminary hearing. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. December 02, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE