1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Writ Petition No.2175 of 2008 M/s. Paonarkhari Minerals and Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., Village Paonarkhari, Post-Gobarwahi, Distt. Bhandara, Maharashtra State (India). ... Petitioner Versus 1. Union of India, Ministry of Labour, New Delhi. 2. The Employees Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi. 3. The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, 132-A, Ridge Road, Tukdoji Maharaj Chowk, Raghuji Nagar, Nagpur-440 019. ... Respondents Shri S.V. Sirpurkar, Advocate for Petitioner. Shri R.S. Sundaram, Advocate for Respondent No.3. CORAM : A.B. Chaudhari, J. DATE : 21st July, 2008 2 Oral Judgment : 1. Rule, returnable forthwith. Heard by consent of parties. 2. The liability, that is worked out against the petitioner, is to the tune of Rs.9,21,789/- towards provident fund dues. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, prima facie, I find that a case for waiver to some extent than the one decided by the Tribunal is made out. Hence, I make the following order : 3. The petitioner shall deposit an amount of Rs.2 lacs with the Provident Fund Commissioner, Nagpur within four weeks from today. If the petitioner deposits the amount of Rs.2 lacs within the stipulated period, then the appeal shall be heard by the Appellate Tribunal. 4. The petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. JUDGE Lanjewar