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The petitioner however, challenged the judgment of the Division Bench before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.7683/2014. A remand order was passed in the following lines:

In the facts and circumstance, we are of the view that while remitting the matter to the Competent Authority under sub-section (3) of Section 7A of the Provident Funds Act, 1952 it was incumbent on the part of the High Court to ask the Competent Authority to determine the preliminary issue whether 47 journalists, working journalists, non-journalists, etc. are WPC.Nos19080/2013& 19550/2013 covered under the Provident Fund Act and Scheme. If the issue is answered in affirmative, in that case, the Competent Authority will decide whether such employees are entitled to become members of the Scheme as per para 26B of the Provident Fund Scheme, 1952."