JUDGMENT :

1. By this petition, the petitioner-Bank has put forth prayer clause 13(a) and (b) as under :-

“13(a). That this Honourable Court be pleased to issue a Writ of Certiorari or Writ in the nature of Certiorari or any other appropriate Writ or Order or direction under Article-226 & 227 of Constitution of India calling for the records and proceedings of Appeal No.46 of 2021 in the matter of Impugned Order dated 25.11.2011 passed by Learned Presiding Officer of the Employees Provident Fund Appellate Authority, Mumbai and after going through legality, validity and propriety of the same, be pleased to quash and set aside the Impugned Order dated 25.11.2021.

13(b). That pending the hearing and final disposal of this Petition, this Honourable Court be pleased to stay the operation and implementation of the Impugned Orders dated 18.08.2021 and 25.11.2011 passed by respondent Nos.1 and 2 respectively.”

2. I have considered the submissions of the learned Advocate for the petitioner-Bank and the learned standing counsel for the respondent No.1-Provident Fund Authority. An Appeal under Section 7-I of the EPF & MP Act, 1952 bearing CGIT-2/EPFA/Q No.46 of 2021 is pending before the learned