The Asiatic Society's Employees' Union filed a writ petition before the Calcutta High Court challenging a January 2023 directive from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, which restricted employer's Provident Fund contributions to a wage ceiling of Rs. 15,000 per month. The petitioners argued that since 2001, both the employer (Asiatic Society) and employees had jointly opted under paragraph 26.6 of the EPF Scheme, 1952 to contribute at a higher rate based on actual revised pay, and that the subsequent office order of 6th February 2023 implementing the ceiling was unilateral and contrary to the statutory scheme. The Provident Fund authorities supported the petitioners, submitting that paragraph 31 of the EPF Scheme read with Section 12 of the EPF & MP Act, 1952 creates a bar on the employer reducing contributions once a higher rate has been agreed. The judgment text as provided does not record a final operative order or conclusion, as the text appears to be cut off before the court's final holding.