1 113) WP 7790-2026.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 7790 OF 2026 SMT. SUGHANDA WD/O RAVINDRA JENEKAR AND ANR. VS COAL INDIA LIMITED, THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN AND OTHERS Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders Shri R.S.Akbani, Advocate for petitioners. CORAM: URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE AND RAJ D. WAKODE, JJ. DATED : 06/10/2026. Heard Shri R. S. Akbani, the learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. In short, it is his submission that the petitioner no. 2 is the married daughter of Shri Ravindra Wasudeo Jenekar, who was serving as a General Mazdoor with respondent no. 2 and was posted at Chhattarpur Mines, Patharkheda, when he died in harness on 15/12/2023. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners has invited our attention to the application dated 13/03/2024, which is on record at page 23 (Annexure-1). The petitioner no. 2 had submitted the said application seeking dependent employment in place of her deceased father. Though such application was submitted on 13/03/2024, even after the passage of more than two and a half years, the aforesaid application is still pending with the respondent no. 2. Hence, the petitioners have approached this Court. 2026:BHC-NAG:13326-DB 2 113) WP 7790-2026.odt 4. In view of the innocuous prayer made by the petitioners, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 2 to consider the aforesaid application dated 13/03/2024 submitted by petitioner no. 2 on its own merits and in accordance with law, and more particularly, in view of the law laid down by this Court vide judgment dated 27/09/2023 passed in Writ Petition No. 5177 of 2022, within a period of six weeks from today. 5. The decision taken thereupon shall be communicated to the petitioners within a period of two weeks thereafter. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. ( RAJ D. WAKODE, J.) (URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE , J.) B.T.K. Signed by: Mr. B.T. Khapekar Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 07/10/2026 10:47:39