JUDGMENT :

With the consent of the parties, hearing of the matter has been done through video conferencing and there is no complaint whatsoever regarding audio and/or video quality.

2. The instant intra-Court appeal is under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent directed against the order/judgment dated 31.07.2019 passed by learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.(S) No. 1719 of 2012 whereby and whereunder the learned Single Judge has allowed the writ petition and has quashed the letter dated 10.09.2002 whereby the claim of the petitioner for compassionate appointment under National Coal Wage Agreement has been rejected.

3. The brief facts of the case which need to be enumerated herein, read as under :-

The mother of the petitioner, namely, Late Ketki Bedia, who was an Ex-General Mazdoor working under the appellant CCL, has died on 08.04.1997 in harness. The writ petitioner made application within stipulated time before the Personnel Officer but as the application was not submitted in due format, the same was again demanded by the appellant CCL and in pursuance thereto, the application was filled up in due format but the claim of the writ petitioner was rejected vide communication dated 10