ORDER

The challenging being made in the present petition to the order passed by EPF Appellate Tribunal Annexure-P/5 dated 09.09.2010 whereby the said Tribunal has confirmed the order dated 27.05.2005 passed by the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, EPF Organization Jabalpur whereby interest and damages were levied on the petitioner institution in terms of Section 7Q and 14B of Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act 1952. The matter relates to applicability of provision of EPF Act on the institution receiving grant-in-aid from the State Government and the incidental matters connected therewith. Averments have been made as to the employees already receiving provident funds under the rules from State Government.

During the course of the hearing, it is jointly agreed that the controversy involved in the present case is squarely covered by judgement of this Court in the case of Naveen Vidya Bhawan Vs. Union of India passed in W.P No.9845 of 2008 decided on 05.03.2008, wherein a Coordinate Bench of this Court has held as under:-

"Petitions identical in nature in the matter of recovery of provident fund dues from the grant-in aid private educational institutes have