Bought Land from a Closed Industry: Why Are We Liable for Their Provident Fund Dues?

We have purchased a portion of land from a closed industry, not the entire land. In the acquired section, we are not conducting the same manufacturing activity or any other trade activity. Recently, we received a notice from the regional provident fund office to pay provident fund dues belonging to the closed industry that defaulted on PF remittances.

Query on Liability for Provident Fund Dues

My query is, how are we, as mere purchasers of a part of the land, becoming liable to pay the provident fund dues of the closed industry? Are there any case laws related to this issue that you could kindly indicate?

Title Clearance and Land Purchase Considerations

There is no such law in existence, but as a purchaser of any land or building, whether industrial or residential, a prudent purchaser always insists on having abstracts of land records. Being a prudent purchaser, it is advisable for you to obtain a title clearance certificate for the property from a lawyer. There is a possibility that for recovering dues, the P.F. department handed over such recovery to the District Magistrate (Collector) after the failure of proceedings. For the recovery of dues, the District Magistrate (Collector) has the right to recover the due amount under C.P.C.

Can you please let me know who is the seller of such disputed land?

Regards, A. Prakash