Mahadeo S/O Dhaniram Somkuwar And Another v. Coal India Limited, Thr. Its Chairman, Kolkata And Others

2025:BHC-NAG:14671-DB 913wp3747.2025.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 3747 OF 2025 Mahadeo s/o Dhaniram Somkuwar and another Vs Coal India Limited and others. Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Order Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's order Mr. K.S. Motwani, counsel for petitioners.

Ms P.D. Rane, counsel for respondent Nos. 2 and 3.

CORAM

: ANIL S. KILOR and RAJNISH R. VYAS, JJ.

DATE : 19/12/2025 1.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners.

2.

A prayer is made to declare that communication dated 24/10/2024 issued by respondent No.3, rejecting the nomination of petitioner No.2 for employment under Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy of Coal India Limited, 2012, is illegal. A further prayer is made for direction declaring that non-inclusion of granddaughter within the meaning of "family" is against the basis objective of the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy of Coal India Limited 2012.

3.

Be that as it may, according to leaned counsel for petitioners, the issue is no more res ntegra and has already been decided by this Court in Writ Petition No. 6049 of 2023, decided on 11/03/2025. 4.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, in view of aforesaid decision, requests of grand-daughters can now also be considered under the Policy.

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913wp3747.2025.odt 5.

Learned counsel for respondents fairly submits that the point decided in Writ Petition No. 6049 of 2023, decided on 11/03/2025, cannot be disputed.

6.

In view of the aforesaid, we direct respondents that claim of the petitioner No.2 be considered, ignoring the fact that she is a granddaughter of the person whose land was acquired, and that employment be granted to her if she is otherwise eligible under the Policy. Consequently impugned order dated 24/10/2024 is set aside. 7.

The said exercise shall be done within a period of twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 8.

The writ petition petition is disposed of.

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