IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2011 / 12TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 1639 of 2011(D) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- PAN PUBLICITY PRIVATE LIMITED WORKERS BUILDING NO.144, WARD VI BALAPATTAM, KANNUR 670 010 REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, MR.RAJU VARGHESE K. BY ADV. SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR SRI.A.K.JAYASANKAR NAMBIAR SRI.K.JOHN MATHAI SRI.P.BENNY THOMAS SRI.P.GOPINATH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER AND OFFICER IN CHARGE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION SUB REGIONAL OFFICE, V.K.COMPLEX, FORT ROAD KANNUR-1 BY ADV. DR.ABRAHAM P.MEACHINKARA, SC, EPF ORG. FOR R THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 1639 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T Ext.P2 order passed by the Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Kannur under section 7Q of the Employees Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 directing payment of the sum of Rs.1,49,824/- towards interest is under challenge in this writ petition. Though various grounds have been raised, when the writ petition came up for hearing today, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has deposited the sum of Rs.25,000/- pursuant to the interim order passed by this Court on 18.1.2011 and having regard to the said fact, the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondent to permit the petitioner to pay the balance amount due in five equal monthly instalments. The learned counsel appearing for the respondent did not seriously oppose the said request. In such circumstances, having regard to the fact that the petitioner has already deposited the sum of Rs.25,000/- pursuant to the orders of this Court, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction that the demand in Ext.P2 shall not be enforced, if the petitioner pays W.P.(C) No.1639 of 2011 2 the balance amount due after giving credit to the payment of Rs.25,000/- in five equal monthly instalments commencing from 5.4.2011. If 5th day of any month happens to be a holiday, payment shall be made on the next working day. If the petitioner defaults payment of any one of the instalments, it will be open to the respondent to take steps to recover the amount due in lump. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.