Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCH W. P. ( S) No. 953 of 2013 Sadhwa Devi......................Petitioner. -Versus- Bharat Coking Coal Limited & anr. ..Respondents. --- CORAM : HONBLE MR. JUSTICE APARESH KUMAR SINGH --- For the Petitioner : Mr. Raj Mangal Singh, Adv. For the Respondents : Mr. Ananda Sen, Adv. ---- 06/21.8.2013 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner's grievance is that her application for compassionate appointment on account of death of her husband in harness on 28th October, 2006 in the employment of Respondents-BCCL as Miner Loader at East Basuria Colliery, Area VI, has not yet been disposed of. She made her application immediately after the death of her husband and thereafter she was directed to furnish certain documents vide Annexure-1 dated 9th March, 2009 to which she also responded. She was also examined by Medical Board but till date no decision has been taken. Learned counsel for the Respondents-BCCL submits that the respondents shall take an appropriate decision in accordance with law, if he approaches the competent authority i.e. respondent no.2, Project Officer, East Basuria Colliery, BCCL, Dhanbad. In such circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of without commenting on the merits of the case, by directing the respondent no.2, Project Officer, East Basuria Colliery, B.C.C.L, Dhanbad to take a decision in respect of claim of the petitioner for compassionate appointment within a period of 10 weeks from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid term. (Aparesh Kumar Singh, J) jk