HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR W.P.No.28780 of 2011 O R D E R: The learned counsel for the petitioner, learned standing counsel, appearing for the contesting respondents 1 to 3 and Sri Deepak Bhattacharjee, learned counsel for the 4th respondent, submit that the question involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the judgment of this Court passed in W.P.No.11107 of 2009 and batch, dated 30-03-2011, and the same was also followed by me in W.P.No.2945 of 2010, dated 03-11-2011. Following the said orders and for the reasons mentioned therein, this writ petition is also disposed of with the following directions: a) The Regional Commissioner or any Officer authorized by him shall first issue a notice to the petitioners to decide whether the activity undertaken by the petitioners comes within the definition of Coal Mine. It shall be open to the petitioners to submit explanation; b) In the event of the activity being declared as the one in coal mine, the employees shall be enrolled as members, subject to their fulfillment of the prescribed conditions, the respondents shall assign account numbers and issue cards; and the deductions shall be made with reference to the account numbers and cards so issued, periodically; a) Till such time, no deductions shall be made, but if it is held that the petitioners are liable, at a later point of time, they shall be under obligation to pay the arrears also; b) The amount deducted from the petitioners, so far, shall be kept in FDRs and the manner in which it shall be utilized shall be decided, depending upon the outcome of the exercise undertaken above; and c) The authority of the coal mines provident fund shall ensure that it does not deduct any amount, without reference to a particular employee, who is admitted to the provident fund. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ 17-11-2011 kvr