IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S) No. 498 of 2025 Vivek Kujur, aged about 19 years, s/o-Late Roshan Kujur, resident of Village- Kurgi, P.O.-Bindhani, P.S.-Itki, District-Ranchi ….. Petitioner(s). Versus 1. Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Central Coalfieds Limited, Darbhanga House, P.O.-G.P.O., P.S.-Kotwali, District-Ranchi. 2. The Director (Personnel), Central Coalfields Limited, Darbhanga House, P.O.-G.P.O., P.S.-Kotwali, District-Ranchi. 3. The Project Officer, Ashoka Project, Piparwar Area, P.O. & P.S.-Piparwar, District-Chatra ….. Respondent(s). ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Abhishek Sriwastava, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Amit Kumar Das, Advocate. ----- 02/04.02.2025: The father of the petitioner had expired on 12.07.2024. The petitioner had filed an application for grant of compassionate appointment on 03.09.2024. The application was incomplete due to want of more documents which were ultimately submitted on 09.12.2024. It is also noted that the other legal heirs of the deceased are not a party to this writ petition. 2. This court in W.P.S. No. 521 of 2019 had passed an order which contained a direction to all the subsidiaries of the Coal India Limited to dispose of the application for compassionate appointment within six months. In this case the application for compassionate appointment was complete only in the month of December 2024. Thus, in terms of the direction of this Court, within six months the same has to be decided. The six months has not yet lapsed. The petitioner has prematurely approached this Court for grant of compassionate appointment. 3. Considering the aforesaid facts, I dispose of this writ petition and direct the respondents to pass a reasoned order on the application of the petitioner as per the provision of law and the rules which covers the field. So far as payment of retirement benefits is concerned, the respondents will pay the same to the legal heirs of the deceased strictly as per nomination. 4. Be it noted that I have not entered into the merits of the claim of the petitioner. 5. With the aforesaid observations and direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Pending interlocutory application if any stands disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J. ) Rashmi/-