S.K. Dubey, J.

1. By this petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus or any other suitable writ, direction or order for quashment of Annexure-P/5 dated January 4, 1985 order of levy of damages under Section 14B of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (for short 'the Act'), for the period from May 1962 to February 1982 totalling Rs. 2,65,550.45.

2. Facts: The petitioner is a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1960 and also under the M.P. Public Trusts Act, 1951 established with donations for carrying out and functioning since 1948 with its head office at Raipur and branch office at many places in the State of M.P. Petitioner avers that the society has been established with the object of village service by providing employment to the rural labour and for getting their leisure hours utilized. In pursuance of the objectives of the society, it is running spinning and weaving centres in order to propagate the cult of village and cottage industries and also runs centres for demonstration and training. It is also running Amber Charkha Training School. Besides, with the same ob