Ankit Jaiswal v. South Eastern Coalfields Limited
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 4498 of 2016
1. Ankit Jaiswal S/o Keshav Narayan Jaiswal Aged About 25 Years R/o Village Suvabhondi, Tahsil Pal, District-Korba, Chhattisgarh.
2. Akhil Jaiswal S/o Keshav Narayan Jaiswal Aged About 20 Years R/o Village Suvabhondi, Tahsil Pal, District-Korba, Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioners
Versus
1. South Eastern Coalfields Limited Through Its Chairman And Managing Director, Head Office, Basant Vihar, Seepat Road, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)
2. Chief General Manager, S.E.C.L., Gevra Project, District Korba, Chhattisgarh.
3. Senior Manager (Mining), S.E.C.L. Gevra Project, District Korba, Chhattisgarh.
4. Sub Divisional Officer, Katghora, District-Korba, Chhattisgarh.
5. Additional Tahsildar Katghora, District Korba, Chhattisgarh.
6. Collector Korba District Korba, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioners :
Shri Basant Kaiwartya, Advocate For Respondent/SECL :
Shri H.B. Agrawal, Senior Advocate with Shri Pankaj Agrawal, Advocate For Respondent/State :
Shri Dheeraj Wankhede, G.A..
Hon'ble Shri Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, J Order on Board 06/09/2016 Heard.
1.
The petitioners are aggrieved by inaction on the part of the respondents in considering petitioners' claim for grant of employment in lieu of acquisition of land.
2.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the land belonging to the father of the petitioners was acquired by respondents. According to him, there exists policy dated 25/09/91 which is still in force. There is a provision for grant of employment in lieu of acquisition of land either to the person whose land was acquired or his nominee. Learned counsel submits that the petitioners are the sons of Keshav Narayan, whose land has been acquired. Despite specific representations made from time to time and all verifications completed by revenue authorities and submitted to the respondent authorities of SECL, no decision has been taken nor employment is being provided. 3.
From the pleadings and documents which have been placed on record, it is found that there exists a policy dated 25/09/1991 under which, there is provision for grant of employment to one member of the family of the person whose land has been acquired.
4.
The petitioners the son of one Keshav Narayan, whose land is acquired. The petitioners have applied and there are documents to show that various certificates, verifications have already been processed. 5.
Therefore, the claim of the petitioners does not appear to be frivolous and directions can be issued to respondents No. 1 and 2 to consider the claim and take appropriate decision thereupon to give employment to one of the member of the family of the person whose land has been acquired as early as possible preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order.
6.
The petition is finally disposed off.
Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Tiwari