Supreme Court of India
Raspelli Bhagya Kistaiya v. General Manager, Western Coalfields Limited
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What the Court ordered
For the aforesaid reasons, the appeal is allowed and the judgment dated 26.11.2025 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, in Writ Petition No. 2364 of 2024 is set aside.
Judgment, page 20
In brief
The deceased employee served Western Coalfields Limited as a Dozer Operator for about 36 years and died in harness on 17.12.2020, when his son (appellant No. 2, born 05.02.1986) was 34 years, 10 months and 12 days old. The widow approached the authorities on 03.01.2021 and on 04.01.2021 the employer itself directed appellant No. 2 to undergo police verification for compassionate appointment; police and document verification were completed on 11.02.2021 and 25.02.2021.…
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