Authority: Calcutta High Court
Order Date: 12 November 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Smt. Rebi Bouri, wife of a deceased employee of Eastern Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited.
- Respondents: Coal India Limited & others; Respondent No.6 (the authority responsible for Monthly Monetary/Cash Compensation).
- The petitioner filed an application for Monthly Monetary/Cash Compensation (MMC) in 2025 and reiterated the request on 17 August 2026.
- The affidavit of service filed on the day of hearing was taken on record.
- Prior to this petition, the MMC applications had not been considered by the authorities.
Final Outcome
- Respondent No.6 is directed to consider the MMC application dated 17 August 2026 within three weeks from the order date.
- If the petitioner is found eligible, the compensation will be backdated to the employee’s date of death and the authority will also consider payment at a reasonable rate of interest on such amount.
- The writ petition is disposed of with no order as to costs.
- An urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, shall be given to the parties on a priority basis.
Topics: Compensation; Labor Law; Court Order