Smt. Bijul Bai v. South Eastern Coalfields Limited

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No.800 of 2016 Smt. Bijul Bai, widow of late Ramprasad, aged about 40 years, resident of Village Gelhapani, Bhattha Dafai, Police Station Chirmiri, Tahsil Khadgawan, District Korea (CG) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1.

South Eastern Coalfields Limited, through the Managing Director, SECL, Bilaspur (CG).

2.

The Chief General Manager, South Eastern Coalfields Limited, Malviya Nagar, Chirmiri, District Korea (CG). 3.

Sub-Area Manager, Sindurgarh Colliery, SECL, Chirmiri, District Korea(CG).

4.

Lalo Bai, so called wife of late Ram Prasad, aged about 45 years, resident of Village Karanji, Tahsil Rajpur, District Surguja (CG).

--- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Ajay Kumar Pandey, Advocate For Respondents :

Shri Sudhir Bajpai, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 15/03/2016 (1) Heard.

(2) Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner's husband died in harness on 03.01.2009 during service in the South Eastern Coalfields Limited at Chirmiri Area. The petitioner has made an application for appointment on compassionate ground which is pending consideration before the competent authority and as the same has not been considered and decided till this date in accordance with law by the competent authority and, therefore, a

direction may be issued to respondents to decide the same expeditiously.

(3) Prayer appears to be fair and reasonable.

(4) Be that as it may, respondent authorities are directed to consider and pass an appropriate orders on application of the petitioner for compassionate appointment in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

(5) With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition stands disposed of.

(6) It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and the authority concerned is free to decide the application of the petitioner in accordance with law. Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge L/-