RAJANTI DEVI W/O LATE. RAMESH CHAND S/O SUKHALYARAM v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN
CW/14372/2025 · 2025-11-13
Sanjeet Purohit
body2025
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[2025:RJ-JP:45746] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14372/2025 Rajanti Devi W/o Late. Ramesh Chand S/o Sukhalyaram, Resident of Village, Abhaneri, District Dausa ----Petitioner Versus
1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
2. Secretary, Department Of Finance, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
3. Secretary, Department Of Social Justice And Empowerment, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
4. Secretary, Department Of Labour, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
5. Secretary, Department Of Mines And Geology, Government Of Rajasthan, Udaipur.
6. District Collector, Dausa, Rajasthan.
7. Chairman, Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission, Jaipur.
8. Director General Of Mines Safety, Ministry Of Labour And Employment, Government Of India, Dhanbad, Jharkhand. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Siddharth Bhardwaj, Mr. Suresh Chand Sharma, Mr. Yogendra Kumar Kumawat For Respondent(s) :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEET PUROHIT
Order 13/11/2025
1. This petition has been filed with the following prayer:-
"1. Direct Respondent Nos.1 (State of Rajasthan, through the Chief Secretary) and 2 (Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment) to immediately release all pending financial assistance and rehabilitation benefits.
2. Direct Respondent Nos.1 (State of Rajasthan) and 2 (Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment) to ensure that the Petitioner receives all entitled pension and food security benefits as per the Rajasthan Pneumoconiosis Policy, 2019, without any arbitrary denial or delay.
3. Direct Respondent No.5 (District Collector, Dausa) to release immediate interim financial aid to the Petitioner, within 30 days, as per the Rajasthan Pneumoconiosis Policy, 2019, to alleviate his immediate suffering.
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4. Pass any other appropriate Writ, Order, or Direction that this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case."
2.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the husband of the petitioner was suffering from Silicosis Disease. The certificate of the disease issued by the Competent Authority, Government of Rajasthan is annexed with the petition as Annexure-1. Learned counsel further submits that the husband of the petitioner died due to Silicosis Disease. As per the policy of Government of Rajasthan Pneumoconiosis Policy, 2019, the petitioner is entitled to get compensation, however, no compensation has been awarded in favour of the petitioner. Therefore, the respondents may be directed to release the amount of compensation in favour of the petitioner.
3. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with the direction to the petitioner to submit representation before the concerned authority within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order and the concerned authority may decide the representation within one month from the date of receipt of the representation.
4. With the above directions, the petition is disposed of. Stay application and other pending applications, if any, also stand
disposed of.
(SANJEET PUROHIT),J TN/12