Smt. Ram Bai v. South Eastern Coalfields Limited
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 4521 of 2018
1. Smt. Ram Bai W/o Wd/o Late Hiralal Singh, Aged About 57 Years R/o Driver Colony, Domanhill, Post Sonawani, District Koriya, Chhattisgarh
2. Smt. Sunita Singh S/o D/o Late Hiralal Singh, Aged About 36 Years W/o Hemmani Singh, R/o Driver Colony, Domanhill, Post- Sonawani, District Koriya, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioners
Versus
1. South Eastern Coalfields Limited Through Chairman- Cum- Managing Director, South Eastern Coalfields Limited, Head Quarter, Seepat Road, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
2. Director (Personnel), South Eastern Coalfields Limited, Head Quarter, Seepat Road, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.
3. Sub Area Manager, S. E. C. L. North Chirmiri- Domanhill Group, P. O. Sonawani, District Koriya, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioners :
Mr. Chandresh Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondents :
Mr. Chandradeep Prasad on behalf of Mr.
Vaibhav Shukla, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order 22.09.2020
1. The issue involved in this petition is about the dismissal of the application of the petitioner No. 2 for compassionate appointment by order dated 26.05.2018 (Annexure P-1) on the ground that petitioner No. 2 is married daughter of the deceased employee.
2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the issue involved in this petition is squarely covered by order dated 15-03-2016 (Annexure P-
6) passed by the coordinate Bench of this Court in WPS No.4994 of 2015 (Smt. Asha Pandey vs. Coal India Ltd. and others), wherein it has been held that there cannot be any discrimination against married daughter in the matter of consideration for grant of compassionate appointment.
3. Learned counsel for Respondents also submit that they will consider the application of petitioner No. 2 in the light of order passed in the case of Smt. Asha Pandey (Supra).
4. Accordingly, this petition is finally disposed off with a direction to the respondents to consider the petitioner's claim in the light of order passed in the case of Smt. Asha Pandey (Supra) within a further period of 3 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Sd/- (Goutam Bhaduri) Judge Vishakha