1 16 wp8001.26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.8001/2026 Pandhari Tukaram Bhoyar and ors ..vs.. Chief General Manager, M/s.Western Coalfields Ltd., Chandrapur and anr Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court' s or Judge' s Order Coram, appearances, Court' s Orders or directions and Registrar' s order Shri S.S.Sohoni, Counsel for the Petitioners. Shri Pushkar Ghare, Counsel for Respondents. CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE & RAJ D.WAKODE, JJ. DATED : 06th October , 2026. 1. Heard learned counsel Shri S.S.Sohoni for the petitioners. 2. Learned counsel Shri Pushkar Ghare, who is present in the court is called upon, and he waives Notice on behalf of the respondents. 3. The contention is that the petitioners are landowners whose land was acquired by respondents/WCL for mining project. The petitioners on 19.2.2026 had submitted an application/representation to the respondents for grant of employment in view of Rehabilitation & Resettlement Policy. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that even after a passage of almost more than seven months, now the aforesaid application/representation is not yet decided by the respondents and, therefore, the petitioners have approached this court. 5. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that respondents shall decide the aforesaid application/representation on its own merits and in accordance with law, if not decided earlier. 2 16 wp8001.26.odt 6. In view of the above and since an innocuous prayer is made by learned counsel for the petitioners, we dispose of the present writ petition directing the respondents to decide the aforesaid application/representation dated 19.2.2026, which is on record at page No.243, within a stipulated period of eight weeks from today. 7. Needless to mention that we have not observed anything on merits of the matter. If decision is adverse to the petitioners, the same shall be communicated to the petitioners within a period of two weeks from the date of such decision. 8. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. No costs. [RAJ D.WAKODE, J.] [URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.] !! BrWankhede !! Signed by: Mr. B. R. Wankhede Designation: PS To Honourable Judge Date: 16/10/2026 12:23:02