T. H. B. Chalapathi, J.

1. This writ petition is filed against the orders of the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Punjab, dated August 24,1977 (Ann. P.3 ). January 1, 1979 (Annexure P.4), confirmed by the 3rd respondent vide order dated October 24,1980 (Annexure P.9 ).

2. The petitioner namely the Punjab Khadi Mandal is an institution with the object of promoting khadi and help the down-trodden and poor people residing in the remote comers of the villages. In order to fulfill the object cotton yarn duly spun is provided to the Bunkers (weavers) as and when they come to the centre from their villages. The weavers take the raw materials and prepare the khadi cloth and return the Khadi cloth to the petitioner who pay the remuneration to the weavers on the basis of the work done by them. The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner issued a notice to the petitioner stating that the petitioner employed 381 weavers and they are employed in relation with the work of the Punjab Khadi Mandal and therefore, directed then, to enroll the weavers as members of the fund under the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952 (for short "act" ). The Regional Commissione