1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE Writ Petition No.1588 of 2008 The General Secretary, The Malshiras Taluka Rashtriya Sakhar Kamgar Sangh Petitioner Vs. The Asst. Registrar, Labour Office, Pune & ors. Respondents Mr.A.P.Vanarase for petitioner. Ms.Anjali Helekar for resp.no2. CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE, J. March 27, 2008 P.C. . Heard Mr.Vanarse, the learned counsel for the petitioner. Ms.Helekar, the learned counsel for the respondent no.2 - Union has placed before me a copy of the order passed by the Industrial Court at Solapur on 12/3/2008 below Exhibit C-2 in Appeal (BIR) No.4 of 2007. It has been submitted by Ms.Helekar that the impugned order in this petition is the subject matter of challenge in the said appeal before the Industrial Court at the instance of the company - The Brihan Maharashtra Sugar Syndicate Ltd. (respondent no.3 in this petition). Ms.Helekar also stated that as per the oral intimation given to her, 2 the petitioner has filed an appeal or is intending to file an appeal before the Industrial Court at Solapur against the impugned order. . Be that as it may, the petitioner undoubtedly has a remedy either to file an appeal or in case such an appeal has not been filed as yet, file an application in Appeal (BIR) No.4 of 2007 for being impleaded as a necessary party so as to challenge the impugned order in this petition and when such a statutory remedy of appeal is available, writ petition is not maintainable. . Hence the petition is dismissed as not maintainable and the petitioner is at liberty to approach Industrial Court either to file an appeal, in case it has not been filed, or to apply for being impleaded as a necessary party in Appeal (BIR) No.4 of 2007. Needless to mention, this order is without prejudicie to the rights and contentions of the respective parties in the appeal. (B.H.MARL