Regional Provident Fund Commissioner vs Sanatan Dharam Girls Secondary School ...

The Supreme Court ruled that the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 applies to non-governmental educational institutions as per the amended Section 1(3) and Section 16(1)(b) of the Act. The Court held that the provisions of the EPF Act are applicable despite the Rajasthan Non-Government Educational Institutions Act, 1989, which does not override the EPF Act. Consequently, the orders of the Rajasthan High Court allowing the writ petitions of educational institutions were set aside, affirming the applicability of the EPF Act to such institutions.