(1) WP4296-10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4296 OF 2010 Bhoom Taluka Sahakari Doodh Utpadak va Purwatha Sangh Karmachari Sanghatana, Bhoom PETITIONER VERSUS Assistant Registrar, Cooperative Societies (Milk) and others RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. A.N. Nagargoje, advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. K.G. Patil A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. Mr. A.A. Nimbalkar, advocate holding for Mr. V.D. Salunke, advocate for the respondent Nos. 6 and 7. Mr. K.B. Choudhary, advocate for the respondent No. 5. ..... CORAM : SMT. NISHITA MHATRE & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 15TH JULY, 2011 ORAL ORDER: 1. The petitioner is a Trade Union registered under the Trade Union Act, 1926. It has claimed certain amounts from the employer i.e. the respondent No. 6. The amounts include salary to the members of the petitioner, the payment of deductions made under several heads and a direction to the respondent No. 5 i.e. the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner to take appropriate action against the respondent No. 6 for (2) WP4296-10 not depositing the contributions towards Provident Fund with the Commissioner. 2. In our opinion, a writ petition need not be entertained for payment of salary and ilegal deductions from the salary as the petitioner and its members can take recourse to the remedies available under the labour laws. With respect to the Provident Fund contributions not being deposited, we have been informed that about ` 2,20,337/- is the balance payable by the respondent No.6. A notice has been issued to the respondent No. 6 on 13th July, 2011, calling upon it to deposit the aforesaid amount failing which action would be taken against it under section 14 of the Act. 3. In these circumstances, the writ petition is dismissed and the petitioner is relegated to avail of alternate remedies under the labour laws. [M.T. JOSHI, J.] [SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.] npj/wp4296-10