CHAMAN BHUIYA AND ORS. v. COAL INDIA LIMITED AND ORS.
WPA/7383/2026 · 2026-09-01
Reetobroto Kumar Mitra
body2026
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1st Sept., 2026
Item no.D/L 32 Court No. 18
Pradip, A.R.(Ct.) In the High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side
Case No.
WPA 7383 of 2026
In the matter of: Chaman Bhuiya & Ors. …. Petitioners VS.
Coal India Limited & Ors. ….Respondents
For the Petitioners: Mr. Pralay Bhattacharyya Ms. Tanusree Ghosh Ms. Koushik Roy ….Advocates For the ECL: Ms. Arunima Lala Mr. Pradipta Bose Mr. Arghadip Das ….Advocates For the Respondent nos. 8&9: Mr. Kallol Guha Thakurta Mr. Dipankar Dutta ….Advocates
1. The petitioners’ grievance that the benefit accrued to their father, a deceased employee on account of CMPF refund has not been given to them.
2. Ms. Lala appearing on behalf of the respondent nos. 2 -7, the employer of the petitioners’ father has handed over all requisite documents including the resolution to the respondent no. 8. The employer has no objection to release the said benefit to the petitioners.
3. Since the employer is unable to show service of such requisite documents on the respondent no. 8, I direct the respondent no. 8 being the General Manager, Kenda Area, Easter Coalfields Limited to resend/resubmit all requisite documents pertaining to the benefits
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of CMPF refund claim of the petitioners’ father to the respondent no. 8 by 25th September, 2026.
4. The respondent no. 8 is directed to consider the documents and ensure disbursal of such benefits along with applicable interest in favour of the petitioners by 15th November, 2026.
5. With the aforestated directions, the writ petition stands disposed of.
6. There shall be no order as to costs.
7. Urgent Photostat Certified Copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities.
(Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.)