Laxmiprasad Sahu v. Union Of India
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No. 2041 of 2018 Banshi Lal Sahu, S/o Suritram Sahu, aged about 28 years, R/o Village Sukhripali, Post Gatora, Tahsil Masturi, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ---- Petitioner
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1. Union Of India Through Secretary Ministry Of Power, Government Of India , Shram Shakti Bhavan Rafi Marg New Delhi., District : New Delhi, Delhi
2. National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. Through Its Assnt. General Manager Human Resource Department NTPC Post Office - Ujjwal Nagar Seepat Police Station Seepat Tehsil Masturi District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
3. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, General Administrative Department Mantralay, Mahanadi Bhavan Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh
4. Collector, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
5. S.D.O (Revenue) Tehsil - Masturi District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents WPS No. 2042 of 2018 Subhash Sahu, S/o Firanlal Sahu, aged about 23 years, R/o Village Sukhripali, Post Gatora, Tahsil Masturi, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ---- Petitioner
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1. Union Of India Through Secretary Ministry Of Power, Government Of India , Shram Shakti Bhavan Rafi Marg New Delhi., District : New Delhi, Delhi
2. National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. Through Its Assnt. General Manager Human Resource Department NTPC Post Office - Ujjwal Nagar Seepat Police Station Seepat Tehsil Masturi District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
3. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, General Administrative Department Mantralay, Mahanadi Bhavan Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh
4. Collector, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
5. S.D.O (Revenue) Tehsil - Masturi District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents WPS No. 2043 of 2018 Laxmi Prasad Sahu, S/o Samaruram Sahu, Aged about 23 years, R/o Village Sukhripali, Post Gatora, Tahsil Masturi, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ---- Petitioner
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1. Union Of India Through Secretary Ministry Of Power, Government Of India , Shram Shakti Bhavan Rafi Marg New Delhi., District : New Delhi, Delhi
2. National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. Through Its Assnt. General Manager Human Resource Department NTPC Post Office - Ujjwal Nagar Seepat Police Station Seepat Tehsil Masturi District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
3. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, General Administrative Department Mantralay, Mahanadi Bhavan Naya Raipur Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh
4. Collector, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
5. S.D.O (Revenue) Tehsil - Masturi District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioners :
Mr. Rohit Sharma, Advocate.
For Respondents/State :
Mr. B. Gopa Kumar, Dy. Advocate General and Mr. Sangharsh Pandey, Advocates for respective respondents.
For Resp - Union of India :
Mr. Rajkumar Gupta, standing counsel.
For Respondent - NTPC :
Mr. B.D. Guru, Advocate.
Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 28/02/18 1.
Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners would submit that their land have been acquired for NTPC Seepat Project but employment has not
been provided to them either by State or by NTPC, for which they have also made joint representation before respondents No. 2 and 4 but it has not been considered and decided till date.
2.
Learned counsel for the petitioners would further submit that the Collector, Bilaspur after discussion with the NTPC has sought instructions from the State on 12.10.2017 but no direction has been issued by the State till date.
3.
I have heard learned counsel for the petitioners. 4.
Be that as it may, the respondent No. 3 - Secretary, General Administrative Department, Raipur is directed to take decision on the Collector's memo dated 12.10.2017 seeking direction expeditiously preferably within a period of one month from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order and thereafter, once the decision is taken by the State Government, the Collector will do the needful in accordance with law after hearing the parties within a further period of two months. 5.
With the aforesaid observation, the writ petitions stand finally disposed of. No order as to cost(s).
Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge Priyanka