https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=191823 Paragraph 80(2) of the Employees' Provident Fund Scheme creates special provident fund treatment for newspaper establishments by excluding the wage ceiling otherwise used to define excluded employees. Its constitutional validity turns on whether newspaper establishments form a distinct class based on an intelligible differentia rationally connected with broader employee welfare protection. The provision's additional employer liability is also examined against freedom of speech and expression. A welfare obligation directed at newspaper employees does not, merely because it increases financial costs for newspaper establishments, constitute an infringement of press freedom under Article 19(1)(a). en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 25 Apr 2017 17:06:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=191823 Paragraph 80(2) of the Employees' Provident Fund Scheme creates special provident fund treatment for newspaper establishments by excluding the wage ceiling otherwise used to define excluded employees. Its constitutional validity turns on whether newspaper establishments form a distinct class based on an intelligible differentia rationally connected with broader employee welfare protection. The provision's additional employer liability is also examined against freedom of speech and expression. A welfare obligation directed at newspaper employees does not, merely because it increases financial costs for newspaper establishments, constitute an infringement of press freedom under Article 19(1)(a). Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 11 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=191823