JUDGMENT

A.S. Chandurkar, J. - This letters patent appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent raises a challenge to the judgment of the learned Single Judge dated 19.07.2010 in Writ Petition No.550/1999. By the said judgment the learned Single Judge was pleased to uphold the order passed by the Employees Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal-Tribunal dated 11.09.1998 resulting in dismissal of the writ petition preferred by the appellants herein.

2. The facts in brief are that on 19.02.1982 the Central Government issued Notification under Section 1(3)(b) of the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (for short, the Act of 1952). It specifies various classes of establishments wherein 20 or more persons employed so as to make the provisions of the Act of 1952 applicable to them. Classes of establishments included any school whether recognized or not or aided by the Central or State Government. Pursuant thereto an inspection was carried out by the authorities under the Act of 1952 as regards the schools run by the respondent-Education Society. Thereafter notice under Section 7-A of the Act of 1952 was issued to the Society on 19.10.1995 seeking to apply the