Bi-.i^ji;^r;;Siii?'i? ll!ll®itli liNliJJillj l!lil!y"BiJ ^W ^ ^ €.. ^^^. i^'^y HIGH COUKT^PJUDICATURECHHATTISGARH: BILASPUR 8ing> Bench: Hon^bleShriSatisliK.AgBihotr^J. WRIT PBTITIQN N0. 2608 OP 2003 Petitioner :1. Sharikar S/0 JGoreM Kapoor S^ Daphai, PO C^iirmiri, Distt. Korea. 2. JaaM Bm Widow ofLate Gorelal Kapoor Siagh Dapliai, PO Ghiraiid, Distt. Korea Resppndents Versus :1. Soufh Eastera Coal&elds Liaiited Through its Chamiian-cuiii- Managiag Director, Seepat Road, Baaspur(C.G.). Sub Area Manager, Chiraiirt CoUiexy, PO Chirmid, Distt. Korea. Present: Shri G^ry Miikhopadhyay, cp^ for fhe petitioners. Shri P.S. Kpshy, counsel for fhe respondents. ORALORDER (3rd February, 2006) 1. Learaed coiinsel for tiie petitioner submits fhat the father of fhe petHioner No. 1 and husbaad of the petifioner No. 2, who was worknig as GeneralMazdpor^ Chinniri Open Cast Miae, died on 10.2.1988 ia hamess. 2, Thereafter, his wtfe/petitk^ner No. 2 applied ft)r appointmeiit on coxnpassionate basis. Her application was rejected vide order dated 27.10.1994 (Annexure P-4). The petitioner No.l fhereafter applied for compassionalbe appbintment. )• ^... ^^. ;t'^j..^ ^. <^ ..£— !:r date 3. Shri AppMcatiou of tlie pef^ wos also rejected vade order ^ 11.10.2002 (Annexure P-6). iP.S. Koshy, leai^d counsel a^ resp^ndeirts No. 1 and 2 subHiits^^^^ petitSonerNo. 2 was rcjected oii fhe groiind fhat eiaployraent ofajferaaleisnotpermitted^^ 4. National Coal Wages Agreement-IV (An^ for appouitaient of one dependant pf fhe worker who dies, while in service. At fhe tiine of death of fhe father of fhe petttiQner No. 1 aad the husband of fhe petittoner NO. 2, tile petltadners were dependaate.Clause 9.4.2 onN.C.W.A.-IV reads as iinder : - "9.4.2 Eiaployment of one dependaat of the worker who dies white mi service (i) The dependant for^^^^^ wife/liusbaiid as ftie ttase nxay be, iinmarried daughter, son aad legatly adopted son, Ifno^^^ such direct dependaat is available for euiploynient, younger brofher^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ w^ daughter/widowed dMi^ter-ni-la^ law resMuig witfa aiid alniost whoUy dependant bn the earn^ deceased niay t)e considercd to^^ b^ dependants offhe deceased. (i^l The dependaats to toe considercd fbr eniployiaent shouM be physically^^^^^^^^^^ siiitable for eiaploym.ent aad aged nbt Imore ftiaa 35 ^years proyided fhat the age limit shaUl not apply in fhe case of spouse.^ 5. In vie|w of ttie above stated provision^ ui N.C.W.A.^V, ^ govems fhe compassionate appoirrtoient, fhe Fespoiideiits are ,^.r ::^- ^ direeted to consider fhe case of Ithe petitfonei|a No. 1, in accojrdance witfi law, as appUcable at ttie tmie ofj niakiag the applfication for appouitjaient oh compassipnate ground ^^ a pejdpd ofsixweeks from the^^d copy of fhis order. L 6. For the reasons stated aboye, fhe writ petition is disposed of No order as to costs. Bablu Sd/- SatishK.Agnihotri Judge -•^.-p "\