India, Nov. 4 -- The Delhi high court on Tuesday upheld the Centre's notifications mandating international employees to contribute to the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) irrespective of their income, while requiring Indian employees to do so only if their salary exceeds Rs.15,000.

A bench of chief justice D.K. Upadhyay and justice Tushar Rao Gedela delivered the verdict while dealing with SpiceJet's petition against the Centre's September 2009 and October 2010 notifications. The notification provides that international workers employed in Indian establishments covered by the EPF scheme must become members of the fund, regardless of whether their monthly salary exceeds Rs.15,000.

International workers refers to an employee who contribute...