Sanjua Bhuina @ Sanjhawa Bhuia v. M/S. Eastern Coal Fields Limited And ORS.

WPO/330/2020

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction ORIGINAL SIDE SANJUA BHUINA @ SANJHAWA BHUIA -VersusM/S. EASTERN COAL FIELDS LIMITED AND ORS.

BEFORE:

The Hon'ble JUSTICE AMRITA SINHA Date : 21st October, 2020.

(Via Video Conference) Appearance:

Mr. Partha Ghosh, Adv.

Mr. Amal Kumar Dutta, Adv.

...for the petitioner.

Mr. Manik Das, Adv.

...for the respondent.

The Court : The husband of the petitioner was an employee of Khottadhi OCP (ECL), Pandaveswar area. He died in harness on 6th October, 1999. The petitioner claims that after the death of her husband she applied for employment on compassionate ground. The prayer of the petitioner stood rejected. The petitioner presently prays for monetary compensation in lieu of employment. The petitioner applied before the respondents by a letter dated 2nd February, 2020. The petitioner alleges that her application is yet to be considered by the authorities.

The learned Advocate representing the respondent submits that the petitioner has applied at a belated date. The husband of

the petitioner expired long ago in the year 1999 and the petitioner has applied for monetary compensation only in February, 2020.

Since it appears that the application made by the petitioner for monetary compensation is pending at the end of the authority, the instant writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondent no.3 being the Director Personnel (ECL) to consider the application made by the petitioner on 2nd February, 2020 strictly in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of communication of a copy of this order. The said respondent shall pass a reasoned order and communicate the same to the petitioner immediately thereafter.

WPO/330/2020 stands disposed of.

Since the writ petition has been disposed of without calling for any affidavit, the allegations made in the writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted. (AMRITA SINHA, J.) A/s.