This is an unfortunate case where an employee of the respondents fought at the cost of his life and also gave heavy resistance to the miscreants who came to steal the valuable of the company but failing to do the same they kidnapped the deceased employee and murdered him and concealed the body on the bank of river Damodar, as it appears from the report of the Superintendent of Police, Purulia. Since the deceased employee was not traceable for more than seven years, the widow of the deceased employee have come before this Hon'ble Court with a prayer to release the dues which the employee was entitled to get and for compassionate appointment on the basis of National Coal Wage Agreement-III as per clause 9.4.2. The wife of the deceased have filed this writ petition against the respondents Coal India Limited, having its office at 10, R. N. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata and Bharat Coking Coal Ltd., having its office at 6, Lyons Range, Kolkata and against the General Manager and Chief Personnel Manager of Bharat Coking Coat Ltd., whose office is at Kulti, Burdwan.

2. This writ petition was moved before this Hon'ble Court. Directions for filing affidavits were given. Affidavits were e