HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR W.P.No.27397 of 2010 O R D E R: Heard both the learned counsel and with their consent, the writ petition itself is being disposed of. 2. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order of the Employees’ Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi, (for brevity ‘the Tribunal’), dated 08-09-2010 in A.T.A.No.64 (1) of 2002, whereunder, the appeal filed by the petitioner was dismissed on finding that the applicability of the Employees’ Provident Fund Authority under Section 7-A of the Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, is not in controversy and the default attributed to the financial difficulties cannot be taken into consideration. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner preferred the present writ petition which was admitted on 03-11-2010 and in view of 50% of the amount already deposited by the petitioner, the further proceedings were stayed pending writ petition. 3. The respondents have now filed a vacate petition pointing out in the absence of any major controversy and applicability of the Act, and in view of the fact that default is admitted, there is no reason to justify the relief sought for by the petitioner. 4. It is true that the appeal filed by the petitioner against the orders passed by the primary authority under Section 7-A of the Act was considered and disposed of by the appellate Tribunal in the light of the decisions of the Supreme Court and the High Court of Orissa, noticed in para-6 of the impugned order. The financial difficulty, therefore, cannot be a valid ground to interfere with demand. 5. At this stage, petitioner’s counsel requested that in view of the deposit of 50% of the amount, the petitioner be granted reasonable instalments so that the balance amount can also be paid. 6. In view of the said fair submission, the writ petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to deposit balance amount payable by it to the credit of the 1st respondent in six equal monthly instalments, commencing from 1st December 2011, successively every month. If the petitioner commits any two consecutive defaults, the respondents shall at liberty to recover the balance amount by issuing notice in accordance with law. No costs. ________________ 10-11-2011 Note: Issue C.C. in two days. B/o. kvr