1 WP8159-26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.8159/2026 (ROSHANI SHRINIWAS ALAKA VERSUS COAL INDIA LIMITED, KOLKATA, W.B. & OTHERS) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's order and Registrar's orders. Shri R.S. Akbani, counsel for the petitioner. CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE AND RAJ D. WAKODE , JJ. D ATE : OCTOBER 08 , 2026 . P. C. Heard Shri R.S. Akbani, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner, who is the married daughter of a deceased employee of the respondent-Coal India Limited viz.Arnikal Narayan S/o Armughan, has approached this Court seeking direction to the respondents to consider her claim. The petitioner is under apprehension that in view of the Note-Sheet dated 22.11.2025, which is at Record Page No.65, Annexure-4, the respondents may not consider her claim in view of the exclusion of a married daughter from the definition of a ‘Dependent’ under the National Coal Wage Agreement (NCWA). 3. Shri R.S. Akbani, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the claim of the petitioner is not yet rejected by the respondents, however, the petitioner has approached this Court in view of the exclusion of a married daughter from the definition of a ‘Dependent’ under the National Coal Wage Agreement (NCWA). He submits that the aforesaid issue is considered by this Court in Khushbu Sagar Choutel & Others Versus Western Coalfields Ltd. Calcutta & Others [Writ Petition No.5177 of 2022] and held in favour of the petitioners therein. 2 WP8159-26.odt 4. In view of above, we dispose of the present writ petition with directions to the respondent no.3-Area General Manager, W.C.L., Chandrapur to consider the application of the petitioner dated 18.11.2025 for grant of employment under NCWA, which is at Record Page No.21, Annexure-1, on its own merits and in accordance with law by considering the aforesaid judgment in Khushbu Sagar Choutel & Others (supra) within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of order of this Court. The petitioner undertakes to produce the copy of this order so also the judgment dated 27.09.2023 in Writ Petition No.5177 of 2022 before the respondent no.3 within a period of one week from today. The decision taken thereupon shall be communicated to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from such decision. 5. The writ petition is disposed of in aforesaid terms. No costs. (RAJ D. WAKODE, J.) (URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.) APTE Signed by: Apte Designation: Senior Pvt. Secretary Date: 09/10/2026 19:34:24