Kali Dhangar v. Eastern Coalfields Limited and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Calcutta High Court, APOT/261/2025 with WPO/1214/2024, GA/2/2025 and APOT/266/2025; Eastern Coalfields Limited v. Kali Dhangar; MMCC; Monthly Monetary Cash Compensation; National Coal Wage Agreement; interest on delayed disbursement of MMCC dues; entitlement of claimant; settlement between company and workmen's heirs; payment within eight weeks from date of demise of workman without interest; calculation chart; appeals disposed of without adjudication; Madhuresh Prasad, J. and Prasenjit Biswas, J.; decided 12.03.2026.
What did the court decide?
On recorded instructions, Eastern Coalfields Limited to pay the MMCC dues to the writ petitioners with effect from the date of demise of the workman, without interest, within eight weeks from date, along with a chart showing details of calculations; writ petitioners not to press for grant of interest; both appeals and the connected application disposed of on this amicable resolution.