IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 2108 of 2007 (M/S) Sri S.K.Agrawal, son of Gopal Chandra Founder/Promoter under Liquidation & Trustee of Kumar Bronze Powders Provident Fund, 3/13 Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi and another. …… Petitioners. Versus The State Bank of India, Ranikhet, through its Manager and two others. … Respondents. Sri Ranjit Saxena, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri D.S.Patni, learned counsel for the respondent no.1. Sri Ashok Aggarwal, learned counsel for the respondent no.2. Date June 04, 2008. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Sri Ranjit Saxena, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri D.S.Patni, learned counsel for the respondent No.1 and Sri Ashok Aggarwal, learned counsel for the respondent no.2. This writ petition has been filed for issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no. 1 to release the payment of EPF only of petitioners no. 1 and 2 along with interest @ 14% per annum from the date of first demand, i.e. from 8-7-2004. During the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioner had moved an application before the Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner Haldwani-respondent no.2 (Annexure No. 1 to the writ petition) and the same had not yet been disposed of. Learned counsel also submitted that the application is pending since 11-12-2006. He has urged that the ends of justice would be subserved if a direction is issued to the respondent no. 2 to decide the application by a speaking order. Prayer is innocuous. 2 The respondent no.2-Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, Haldwani is directed to decide the application of the petitioners after hearing the petitioners, by a speaking order, expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of finally. Costs easy. All pending applications stand disposed of. ( B.S.Verma, J. ) RCP 3 4