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Smt. Naru Bauri v. M/S Eastern Coal Fileds Ltd. and Ors.

Calcutta HC18 Dec 2020WPO/431/2020

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In a Writ Petition filed by a wife seeking employment or compensation after her husband's death, this Court directed specified respondents to consider her pending application within eight weeks. The writ petition was disposed of with an intimation that allegations remain unadmitted.

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Direction to respondent nos. 3 & 5 to consider the application on 14.08.2020 and pass a reasoned order within eight weeks.

Smt. Naru Bauri Vs M/S Eastern Coal Fileds… — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Calcutta HC (2020)

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ORDER

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WPO No.431 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction ORIGINAL SIDE

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SMT. NARU BAURI

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Versus

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M/S. EASTERN COALFILEDS LIMITED & ORS.

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BEFORE: The Hon'ble JUSTICE AMRITA SINHA

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Date: 18^th December, 2020

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Appearance

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Mr. Patha Ghosh, Adv.

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Mr. Krishnendu Bhattacharya. Adv. with Ms. Tanushree Dasgupta, Adv.

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The Court : The husband of the petitioner was an employee of Khottadihi OCP (ECL), Pandeveswar. He died in harness on 17^th April, 2002.

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The petitioner claims that after the death of her husband she applied for employment on compassionate ground. The prayer of the petitioner stood rejected. The petitioner presently prays for monetary compensation in lieu of employment.

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The petitioner applied before the respondents by a letter dated 14^th August, 2020. The petitioner alleges that her application is yet to be considered by the authorities.

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The learned Advocate representing the respondents submits that the petitioner has applied at a belated date. The husband of the petitioner expired long ago in the year 1994 and the petitioner has applied for monetary compensation only in August, 2020.

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Since it appears that the application made by the petitioner for monetary compensation is pending at the end of the authority, the instant writ petition is

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disposed of by directing the respondent nos. 3 & 5 being the Director Personnel and the General Manager (ECL), Pandaveswar area to consider the application made by the petitioner on 14^th August, 2020 strictly in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of communication of a copy of this order. The said respondents shall pass a reasoned order and communicate the same to the petitioner immediately thereafter.

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WPO No.431 of 2020 stands disposed of.

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Since the writ petition has been disposed of without calling for any affidavit, the allegations made in the writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted.

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Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties after completion of usual legal formalities.

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(AMRITA SINHA, J.)

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akg/

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Smt. Naru Bauri v. M/S Eastern Coal Fileds Ltd. and Ors.

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