1 WP8593-26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.8593/2026 (VAIBHAV BANDUJI BHONGALE VERSUS W.C.L., NAGPUR & ANOTHER) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's order and Registrar's orders. Shri D.Y. Chatap, counsel for the petitioner. CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE AND RAJ D. WAKODE , JJ. D ATE : OCTOBER 14 , 2026 . P. C. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner is the landowners whose land was acquired by the respondent no.1 for coal mining activities. In pursuance of such acquisition, the petitioner had submitted the representation 13.04.2026 for grant of benefits under the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2012 (for short, ‘R & R Policy, 2012’). The aforesaid representation is at Record Page No.58, Annexure-8. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the aforesaid representation is not yet decided by the respondents, more particularly, by the respondent no.2. 4. In view of above, we direct the respondent no.2 to decide the aforesaid representation for grant of benefits under the R & R Policy, 2012 on its own merits and in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from today and particularly in view of the judgment passed by this Court on 06.08.2026 in Writ Petition No.6869 of 2025 as also in view of the Standard Operating Procedure adopted by the Western Coalfields Limited on 30.01.2026. The decision taken thereupon shall be communicated to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of such decision. 2026:BHC-NAG:13854-DB 2 WP8593-26.odt 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: 15/10/2026 12:08:29