Summarize the following court judgment. ivil Appeal No. 1372 of 1987. From the Judgment and Order dated 29.1.1986 of the Rajasthan High Court in Spl. Appeal No. 336 of 1984. J. Sorabjee	 Roxena Swamy	 Sushil Kr. Jain and L.C. Agarwala for the Appellant. Anil Dev Singh	 Hemant Sharma	 C.V.S. Rao	 Mrs. Sushma Suri (N.P.) and Ms. A. Subhashini (N.P.) for the Respond ents. The Judgment of the Court was delivered by VENKATARAMIAH	 CJ. The question for consideration in this appeal is whether an establishment which is manufactur ing carpets is subject to the (Act XIX of 1952) (here inafter referred to as 'the Act '). The appellant is a part nership firm carrying on the business of 419 manufacturing and selling carpets in the State of Rajasthan at three factories belonging to it. When steps were taken to direct the appellant to comply with the provisions of the Act by the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner the appel lant contested the applicability of the Act on the ground that the establishment owned by it was not manufacturing 'textiles ' included in Schedule I to the Act. The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner after giving opportunity of being heard to the appellant passed an order on 27th July	 1979 holding that the business of manufacturing carpets carried on by it made the Act applicable to the appellant as carpets were textiles. Aggrieved by the said order the appellant filed a petition under section 19A of the Act before the Central Government. The Central Government passed an order on 4th May	 1981 holding that the appellant 's establishment was engaged in the manufacture of 'textiles ' and accordingly the order of the Regional Provident Commis sioner was upheld. The appellant thereafter filed a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution before the Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench). The High Court by its order dated 15th October	 1984 dismissed the writ petition. The appel lant then appealed to the Division Bench of the High Court and the Division Bench of the Rajasthan High Court dismissed the appeal on 29th January	 1986. This appeal by special leave is filed against the order of the Division Bench of the High Court of Rajasthan. The only point urged before us by the learned counsel for the appellant is that the products	 namely	 carpets which are being manufactured by the appellant did not come within the meaning of the expression 'textiles ' described in Schedule I to the Act and hence the Act was in applicable. Clause (a) of sub section (3) of section 1 of the Act pro vides that subject to the provisions contained in section 16	 the Act applies to every establishment which is a facto ry engaged in any industry specified in Schedule I and in which 20 or more persons are employed. The relevant part of Schedule I to the Act reads thus: "Any industry engaged in the manufacture of any of the following	 namely: Cement. Cigarettes. Electrical	 mechanical or general engineering products. Iron and Steel. Paper. Textiles (made wholly or in part of cotton or wool or jute or silk	 whether natural or artificial . . 420 Clause (d) of the Explanation contained in Schedule I to the Act reads thus: "(d) the expression "textiles" includes the products of carding	 spinning	 weaving	 fin ishing and dyeing yarn and fabrics	 printing	 knitting and embroidering. " It is not disputed that was material with which the carpets are made is wool which is one of the materials mentioned in the Schedule	 namely	 textiles made wholly or in part of cotton or wool or jute or silk	 whether natural or artificial. The activity of manufacturing carpets is generally understood as the weaving of carpets and the man who is engaged in such activity is popularly known as a 'carpet weaver '. Weaving means to form a fabric by interlac ing yarn on a loom. It also means the method or pattern of weaving or the structure of a woven fabric. The warp means yarn arranged length wise on a loom. The fabric which is woven includes the weft which means yarn woven across the width of the fabric through the length wise yarn. Thus the activity of the weaving involves passing of the weft through the warp. While doing so even if there are any knots in the yarn still the activity is weaving. The mere fact that there is knotting of the yarn	 the fabric which is ultimately produced does not cease to be a textile fabric. The fact that the Handicrafts Board has issued certificate under the Import Trade Control Policy Handbook of Rules that carpet is a product of handicrafts does not in any way improve the matter. Even then the carpets do not cease to be textiles. That certificate is not enough since we are very clear that the activity of making carpets though it involves knotting	 in substance	 amounts to weaving and the carpet is a fabric which is woven. Thus it comes within the meaning of the expression "textiles:" as explained in clause (d) to the Explanation of Schedule I to the Act. We are	 therefore on the view that the establishment in question comes within Schedule I to the Act. In Porritts & Spencer (Asia) Ltd. vs State of Haryana	 ; this Court held that the concept of 'textiles ' is not a static concept. It has	 having regard to newly developing materials	 methods techniques and process es	 a continually expanding content and new kinds of fabric may be invented which may legitimately without doing any violence to the language be regarded as textiles. The word 'textiles ' is derived from Latin 'texere ' which means 'to weave and it means woven fabric. When yarn	 whether cotton	 silk	 woollen	 rayon	 421 nylon or of any other description made out of any other material is woven into a fabric what comes into being is a 'textile ' and is known as such. Whatever be the mode of weaving employed	 woven fabric would be 'textile '. What is necessary is no more than the meaning of yarn and weaving would mean binding or putting yarn together by some process so as to form a fabric. A textile need not be of any partic ular size or strength or weight. The use to which it may be put is also immaterial and does not bear on its character as a textile. The fact that the 'dryer felts ' are used only as absorbents of moisture in the process of manufacture in a paper manufacturing unit	 cannot militate against 'dryer felts ' falling within the category of textiles	 if otherwise they satisfy the description of textiles. It is not necessary to refer to the other decisions cited before us in this case. The non inclusion of knotting in the Explanation to Schedule defining 'textiles ' is	 therefore	 immaterial. No other point was pressed before us in this case. We	 there fore	 hold that the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner	 the Government of India and the High Court were right in holding that the establishment of the appellant came within the scope of the Act and the appellant was liable to comply with the requirements of the Act in all respects. The ap peal	 therefore	 fails and it is dismissed. G.N. Appeal dismissed.

The appellant is a partnership firm carrying on business of manufacturing and selling carpets in the State of Rajas than. It owns three factories. When the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner took steps to direct the appellant firm to comply with the provisions of the 	 the appellant con tested the applicability of the Act on the ground that it was not manufacturing textiles included in Schedule I of the Act. The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner held that the business of manufacturing carpets carried on by the appel lant included textiles and that the Act was applicable to the appellant. Aggrieved by the said order	 the appellant approached the Central Government under section 19A of the Act	 which upheld the order of the Regional Provident Fund Commission er. Thereafter the appellant moved the High COurt under Article 226 of the Constitution. The writ petition was dismissed. The appellant preferred an appeal to the Division Bench of the High Court and that appeal was also dismissed. This appeal	 by special leave	 is against the order of the Division Bench. Dismissing the appeal	 this Court	 HELD: 1.1 The activity of manufacturing carpets is generally understood as the weaving of carpets and the man who is engaged in such activity is popularly known as a 'carpet weaver '. Weaving means to form a fabric by interlac ing yarn on a loom. It also means the method or pattern of weaving or the structure of a woven fabric	 [420B C] 418 1.2 Though there may be knotting of the yarn	 the fabric which is ultimately produced does not cease to be a textile fabric. The fact that the Handicrafts Board has issued certificate under the Import Trade Control Policy Handbook of Rules that carpet is a product of handicrafts does not in any way improve the matter. Even then the carpets do not cease to be textiles. That certificate is not enough since it is very clear that the activity of making carpet though it involves knotting	 in substance	 amounts to weaving and the carpet is a fabric which is woven. Thus it comes within the meaning of the expression "textiles" as explained in clause (d) to the Explanation of Schedule I to the Act. [420D F] 1.3 The non inclusion of knotting in the explanation to Schedule defining 'textiles ' is	 therefore	 immaterial. [42ID] Porrits Spencer (Asia) Ltd. vs State of Haryana	 ; 	 relied on. The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner	 the Govern ment of India and the High Court were right in holding that the establishment of the appellant came within the scope of the Act and the appellant was liable to comply with the requirements of the Act in all respects. [421D]