SONALI KESHARWANI AND ORS. DEBAPRIYA MITRA vs THE COAL INDIA LIMITED AND ORS. — WPO/211/2026

Case Summary: WPO/211/2026 - Sonali Kesharwani and Ors. v. The Coal India Limited and Ors. The petition challenges Coal India Limited's promotion process from Non-Executive to Executive Cadre, alleging procedural violations including: changing mark distribution methodology after the selection process ended, failing to disclose the marks distribution in the original advertisement, delaying final answer key uploads, and non-compliance with Standard Operating Procedures for merit list preparation. The High Court of Calcutta adjourned the case, directing Coal India to file an affidavit-in-opposition within six weeks, with reply within two weeks thereafter. The court imposed a status quo order, directing that all steps related to the promotional notification shall abide by the final outcome of the writ petition. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.