IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 30TH OCTOBER 2009 / 8TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 30428 of 2009(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.Y.RASHEED, MANAGING PARTNER, M/S.SEETHAS THEATRE, NORTH MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. MR.B.KRISHNA MANI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION, (MINISTRY OF LABOUR, GOVT.OF INDIA) SUB REGIONAL OFFICE, 36/685 A, BHAVISHYANIDHI BHAVAN, P.B.NO.1895, KALOOR, KOCHI. BY ADVS. MR.S.GOPAKUMARAN NAIR, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR R MR.M.CHANDRA BOSE FOR R THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J ............................................... W.P(C) No. 30428 of 2009 ................................................. Dated this the 30th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking a direction to the 1st respondent to permit the petitioner to pay the amounts covered by Ext.P1 order under Section 7A of the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 in installments. Seeking the relief, the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 representation. The matter came up on 27.10.2009 on which date I passed the following interim order: “The learned standing counsel for the Provident Fund Organisation submits that the petitioner had earlier approached this court for installment facility in respect of earlier demands, which was granted by this court. But the petitioner paid only Rs.30,000/- out of Rs. 98,829/-. He would further submit that as on April 2009, the total arrears due from the petitioner comes to Rs.1,84,858/- out of which the employees share alone would come to Rs.68,534/-. He would submit that the petitioner is not entitled to any further indulgence in the matter. The counsel for the petitioner seeks time. Post on 30.10.2009.” 2. When the matter was taken up today, the learned counsel for the petitioner confines his relief for a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 W.P(C) No. 30428 of 2009 -2- expeditiously. 3. I have heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Provident Fund Organisation also. 4. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs