Radha Routh v. Food Corporation Of India And ORS.

17.06.2025 Item No.21 Crt.No.02 b.r. WPA 11443 of 2025 Radha Routh -vsFood Corporation of India & Ors.

Ms. Adrisnata Chakraborty Ms. Debdatta Manna ..... for the petitioner.

Mr. Kamal Kumar Chattopadhyay Ms. Rimi Chatterjee .... For the Respondents-FCI.

Ms. Adrisnata Chakraborty, learned advocate being ably assisted by Ms. Debdatta Manna, learned advocate appears for the petitioner.

Ms. Rimi Chatterjee, learned advocate led by Mr. Kamal Kumar Chattopadhyay, learned counsel appears for the respondents-FCI.

The husband of the petitioner was an employee of Food Corporation of India (FCI), who died during his employment tenure on December 11, 2015 as pleaded in paragraph-2 to the writ petition. The petitioner is the widow. On July 23, 2016, the petitioner applied for compassionate appointment. The petitioner has already submitted all the relevant records before the appropriate authority.

Learned advocate, Ms. Adrisnata Chakraborty appearing for the petitioner submits that till date the

application of the petitioner has not yet been considered for compassionate appointment. Neither anything has been informed or communicated to the petitioner. Hence, this writ petition.

Ms. Rimi Chatterjee, learned advocate appearing for the respondents-FCI submits that the relevant Roster has already been prepared where the name of the petitioner has been featuring against Serial No.

485. She further submits that the authority has been proceeding following the placement in the roster. As soon as the turn of the petitioner shall come, the authority shall decide the issue.

In view of the above, it is only directed that the respondents shall consider the claim of the petitioner for compassionate appointment strictly following the roster prepared by it.

In the event, any further clarification of documents, records are required from the petitioner to be produced, the authority shall call upon the petitioner for the same and the petitioner shall render all her cooperation in this regard. The respondents are further directed that once the serial number of the petitioner reaches in terms of the roster, the authority shall take the decision forthwith and inform the petitioner positively within a period of six weeks from the date of initiation of process for the petitioner.

In the event, the claim of the petitioner is rejected, then the reasons must be informed by the authorities to the petitioner within the said period of six weeks. At the relevant point of time, the authority shall take steps strictly in accordance with law.

Since affidavits are not called for, the allegations made in this writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted by the respondents.

With the above observations, this writ petition, WPA 11443 of 2025 stands disposed of, without any order as to costs.

Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be furnished expeditiously.

(Aniruddha Roy, J.)