2025:JHHC:31107 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI WP(S) No.5606 of 2025 ----- Lalsa Devi, wife of Kamal Nayan Sharma, resident of Sun Light Apartment, Sriram Kunj, Nawadih, near Birsa Munda Park, PO B. Polytechnic, PS Barwadda, District Dhanbad, Jharkhand … Petitioner(s). Versus 1.The Jharkhand Mineral Area Development Authority through its Managing Director having its office at Luby Circular Road, PO and PS Dhanbad, District Dhanbad 2.The Managing Director, Jharkhand Mineral Area Development Authority, having its office at Luby Circular Road, PO and PS Dhanbad, District Dhanbad 3.The Secretary, Jharkhand Mineral Area Development Authority, having its officer at Kuby Circular Road, PO and PS Dhanbad, District Dhanbad … Respondent(s). CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Someshwar Roy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Mahavir Pd. Sinha …...... 02 /08.10.2025: Heard the parties. 2. The husband of this petitioner was an employee of MADA. He has gone traceless. A First Information Report was registered being Katras PS Case No. 266 of 2014 under sections 363 and 364 of the Indian Penal Code. 3. The final report has also been submitted in this case. Admittedly as per the parties till date the husband of the petitioner is traceless and the whereabouts were not heard since the date of missing i.e. 07.06.2013. 4. Since the husband of the petitioner is missing from 07.06.2013 and now more than 10 years have already lapsed, I direct the respondents to release the terminal benefits of the husband of this petitioner as per the nomination made in the service records of the employee. 2025:JHHC:31107 2 5. It is expected that the admitted amount should be disbursed within 12 weeks from the date of the receipt of this order. 6. This writ petition is disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 08.10.2025 Tanuj/CP-2