Shruti Rajkumar Sonekar, Before Marriage Name, Shruti Suresh Jivtode and Ors. v. Western Coalfields Ltd., Thr. Chairman-Cum-Managing Director Coal Estate, Nagpur and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Compassionate employment writ petition dismissed for suppression of material fact — Petitioner No.3 already sanctioned and receiving monthly compensation of Rs.26,292.97/- under Western Coalfields' Social Security Policy for husband's death (since September 2018); non-disclosure held intentional and knowledgeable. Bombay HC Nagpur Bench DB (Gharote & Mantri JJ.), W.P. No. 2646 of 2024, decided 04-04-2025. Keywords: suppression, dishonest litigant, Social Security Policy, compensation in lieu of employment, Western Coalfields.
What did the court decide?
The record indicates that the Petitioners are not honest litigants: Petitioner No.3 had applied for and was granted compensation under the Social Security Policy on account of the demise of her husband, yet this was not disclosed in the Petition. ¶13