2025:JHHC:25130-DB -1 of 2- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI L.P.A. No. 25 of 2025 1. M/s Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. through its Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Koyla Nagar, P.O.- Koyla Nagar, P.S.- Saraidhela, District Dhanbad. 2. Chief Manager (P) MP R, M/s Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Koyla Nagar, P.O. Koyla Nagar, P.S.-Saraidhela, District - Dhanbad. 3. The General Manager (PF/Pension), M/s Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Koyla Nagar, P.O. Koyla Nagar, P.S.- Saraidhela, District - Dhanbad. 4. The General Manager, M/s Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Koyla Nagar, P.O. Koyla Nagar, P.S.-Saraidhela, District - Dhanbad. 5. The Area Personnel Manager, BCCL, Govindpur Area-3, P.O. and P.S.-Govindpur, District Dhanbad … … … Appellants Versus 1. Samu Chowdhary, aged about 63 years, Son of Bijay Choudhary, resident of Village Raghunathpur, P.O. Raghunathpur, P.S.- Raghunathpur (M), District Purulia, West Bengal. 2. Samir Muherjee, aged about 63 years, Son of Shaktipada Mukherjee, resident of Moutorh, Madhubati, P.O. Moutorh, P.S. Purulia, District - Purulia, West Bengal. 3. Satya Narayan Ghoshal, aged about 63 years, Son of Shyamapada Ghoshal, resident of Village Nabagram, P.Ο. Nildih, P.S. Raghunathpur, District - Purulia, West Bengal. 4. Bishwnath Karmakar, aged about 63 years, Son of Sahadeb Karmakar, resident of Village Nabagram, P.O. Nildih, P.S. Raghunathpur, District - Purulia, West Bengal. 5. Ganesh Kumar Karmakar, aged about 63 years, Son of Sahadeb Karmakar, resident of Village Nabagram, P.O. Nildih, P.S. Raghunathpur, District - Purulia, West Bengal 6. Ajit Kumar Pal, aged about 63 years, Son of Bhola Nath Pal, resident of Dumurpal, P.O. -Dumurpal, P.S. Rautara, District Bankura, West Bengal 7. Coal Mines Provident Fund, through its Commissioner, P.O. and P.S.- Dhanbad, District-Dhanbad. … … … Respondents --------- CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR --------- 2025:JHHC:25130-DB -2 of 2- For the Appellants: Mr. Anoop Kumar Mehta, Advocate Mr. Amit Kumar Sinha, Advocate Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocate For Resp. Nos.1-6: None. For Resp. No.7: Mr. Prashant Kumar Singh, Advocate Mr. Karbir, Advocate --------- 03/Dated: 25.08.2025 1. Despite service of notice, none has put appearance on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 to 6. Counsel for respondent No.7 is present. I.A. No. 13816 of 2024 2. For the reasons set out in the Interlocutory Application, which is duly supported by an affidavit filed by the Assistant Manager (Legal) of the appellants, we find sufficient cause to condone the delay of 192 days that has crept up in filing the Appeal. 3. Accordingly, the aforesaid delay is condoned and the instant Interlocutory Application stands disposed of. L.P.A. No. 25 of 2025 4. Learned counsel for the appellants fairly submits that the issue raised in this appeal is squarely covered by the judgment dated 29.04.2025 rendered by a Division Bench of this Court authored by one of us (Rajesh Shankar, J.) in L.P.A. No. 362 of 2024 titled M/s Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. Vs. Kailash Chandra Mukherjee and Another. 5. For the reasons stated in the said judgment, which shall be read mutatis mutandis to the instant appeal, the appeal is dismissed in terms of the judgment passed in L.P.A. No. 362 of 2024. 6. Pending Interlocutory Application, if any, stands disposed of. (Tarlok Singh Chauhan, C.J.) (Rajesh Shankar, J.) N.A.F.R. APK/VK.