IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9310 of 2007 Phulwari Sariff Suti Mill Union, A trade Union, registered under All India Trade Union Act, 1929 having its headquarter at Phulwarisariff being its registration no.906/1997, through Sri Dwarika Rai, aged about 61 years, son of Late Mathura Rai, Elected General Secretary of the said Union, resident of Tahal Tola Dhanout, P.S. Danapur, District-Patna. …….Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through its Chairman of the Bihar State Finance Corporation, Fraser Road, Patna. 2. The Regional Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Organization, Bihar Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, R.Block, District- Patna. 3. The Director, Bihar Cotton Mills Limited, a Company having its registered offence at Phulwarishariff Patna, (now closed) and presently the said cotton Mill is functioning in Kolkata Office at 135 Biplabi Rash Bihari Babu Road, Kolkata-1. 4. The Chief Executive, the Bihar Cotton Mills Ltd., Fulwarisarif present shifted and working at 135, Biplabi Rash Bihari Basu Road, Kolkata-1. ….. Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Ajay Kumar Chakrabarty, Advocate. For respondent no.1 : Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha, Advocate. For respondent no.2 : Mr. R.S.Pradhan, Senior Advocate. ------- 02/ 15.11.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State of Bihar, who also represents Bihar State Finance Corporation as well as learned counsel for the authority of Employees Provident Fund Organization. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for a direction to the respondents to release full amount of provident fund to the workers/members of the Union, including the petitioner, which were deducted from their salaries towards contribution in their respective provident fund accounts during the period 1972 to 1982 and statutory interest thereupon till July, 2007 and also to furnish details of statement of contribution and final - 2 - amount with interest which remained unpaid till date for the said workers/members. 3. After some argument, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition with a liberty to file an application before the Regional Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Organization, Patna (respondent no.2). Learned counsel for the respondents also submits that the said alternative is the proper remedy for the petitioner. 4. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. If the petitioner files a detailed application as mentioned above before the said authority within fifteen days along with a copy of this order, the said authority will decide the same in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within three months. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)