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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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W.P.(C) 2448/1996

DAULAT RAM COLLEGE

..... Petitioner

Represented by: Mr. M.M.Kalra, Advocate with

Mr. Kunal Kalra and Ms. Sushma

Sachdeva, Advocates

versus

REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER & ORS.

..... Respondents

Represented by: Mr.Rajesh Manchanda, Advocate

with

Mr.

Rajat

Manchanda,

Advocate for R1.

Mr. M.M.Singh, Advocate with

Mr. Sunil Singh, Advocate for R2.

Mr. Amitesh Kumar, Advocate

with Ms. Mamta Tiwari, Advocate

for UGC.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.KAMESWAR RAO

V.KAMESWAR RAO, J.

1. The challenge in this writ petition is to the order passed by the

Regional Provident Fund Commissioner („Commissioner‟, in short)

under Section 7-A of the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous

Act, 1952 („Act‟, in short) which was communicated to the petitioner-

College vide covering letter dated May 27, 1995, whereby the

Commissioner was of the view that the petitioner-College having not

been set up under any enactment, does not satisfy the criteria for

exclusion laid down under Section 16(1)(c) of the Act, and therefore, the

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Act is applicable to the petitioner-Col