Saroj W/O Rajesh Bonde and Others Vs Western Coal Fields Limited, Thr. Its Chairman-Cum-Managing Director, Nagpur and Ors. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Saroj W/O Rajesh Bonde and Others Vs Western Coal Fields Limited, Thr. Its Chairman-Cum-Managing Director, Nagpur and Ors. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to the respondent-authority to treat the writ petitions as a representation and decide them in light of the order dated 08.01.2020 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No. 5458 of 2017, within 10 weeks; petitioner to furnish a copy of the petition and of this order to the concerned authority within two weeks.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent-authority is required to pay the petitioners the differential amount of enhanced compensation, as extended to similarly situated persons in terms of the order dated 08.01.2020 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No. 5458 of 2017.

Court's answer

The respondent-authority is directed to treat the present petition(s) as a representation and to decide the same in light of the order dated 08.01.2020 passed by this Court (in Writ Petition No. 5458 of 2017), within 10 weeks.

Ratio / Principle

Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to furnish a copy of the present petition along with a copy of this order before the concerned authority within a period of two weeks.

Key takeaways

On the above directions being issued, the petitions stand disposed of.ratio¶41

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench (Coram: Anil S. Kilor and Rajnish R. Vyas, JJ.; decision dated 20.11.2025) disposed of four writ petitions - W.P. Nos. 7142, 4106, 4135 and 4140 of 2025 (Pramila w/o Tatyaji Ledange; Akhilesh Yadav; Santosh Yadav; Saroj w/o Rajesh Bonde and others) against Western Coal Fields Limited - in which the petitioners complained that the differential amount of enhanced compensation had not been paid to them although similarly situated persons had been extended the benefit in terms of the order dated 08.01.2020 passed by the Court in Writ Petition No. 5458 of 2017 (Namdeo s/o Mahadeo Belkhude and others v. Western Coal Fields Limited and others), and despite representations/legal notices dated 22.08.2022, 26.07.2023, 11.03.2025 and 23.03.2025. The Court directed the respondent-authority to treat the petitions as a representation and decide them in light of the said order within 10 weeks; counsel for the petitioners undertook to furnish copies of the petition and the order to the concerned authority within two weeks. No monetary quantum was fixed and no issue was adjudicated on merits.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

WRIT PETITION NO. 7142 OF 2025

PRAMILA W/O TATYAJI LEDANGE

VS

WESTERN COAL FIELDS LIMITED, THR. CHAIRMANCUM-MANAGING DIRECTOR, COAL ESTATE,

NAGPUR AND OTHERS

AND

WRIT PETITION NO. 4106 OF 2025

AKHILESH YADAV S/O. BRUJBIHARI YADAV

VS

WESTERN COAL FIELDS LIMITED, THR. CHAIRMANCUM-MANAGING DIRECTOR, COAL ESTATE,

NAGPUR AND OTHERS

AND

WRIT PETITION NO. 4135 OF 2025

SANTOSH YADAV S/O. CHADAI YADAV

VS

WESTERN COAL FIELDS LIMITED, THR. CHAIRMANCUM-MANAGING DIRECTOR, COAL ESTATE,

NAGPUR AND OTHERS

AND

WRIT PETITION NO. 4140 OF 2025

SAROJ W/O RAJESH BONDE AND OTHERS

VS

WESTERN COAL FIELDS LIMITED, THR. CHAIRMANCUM-MANAGING DIRECTOR, COAL ESTATE,

NAGPUR AND OTHERS

______________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's order and Registrar's orders.

Mr. P.D. Meghe, Advocate for the petitioner/s Ms. M.H.Deshmukh, AGP for the respondent/State in WP 7142/2025 & 4135/2025.

Shri D.P.Thakare, Addl. G.P. for the respondent/State in WP 4106/2025. Shri N.S.Rao, AGP for the respondent/State in WP 4140/2025.

CORAM : ANIL S. KILOR AND RAJNISH R. VYAS, JJ. DATE : 20.11.2025

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner(s) and learned AGP.

According to him/them, the differential amount of enhanced compensation has not been paid, though similarly situated persons have been extended the benefit in terms of the order dated 08.01.2020 passed by this

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Court in Writ Petition No. 5458 of 2017 (Namdeo s/o Mahadeo Belkhude and others Vs. Western Coal Fields Limited and others).

The learned counsel for the petitioner(s) has also invited our attention to the representations/legal notices submitted/issued by the petitioner(s) dated 11/03/2025, 23/3/2025, 23/3/2025, 22/08/2022 and 26/7/2023.

In view thereof, we direct the respondent-authority to treat the present petition(s) as a representation, and to decide the same, in light of the above mentioned order passed by this Court, within 10 weeks from today.

5. The learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to furnish a copy of the present petition along with a copy of this order before the concerned authority within a period of two weeks from today.

6. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of .

(RAJNISH R. VYAS, J.) (ANIL S. KILOR, J.)

B.T.K.