Sunil Singh v. South Eastern Coalfields Limited

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2883 of 2016

1. Sunil Singh, S/o late Ram Vilas Singh, aged about 50 years,

2. Aditya Pratap Singh, S/o Shri Sunil Singh, aged about 18 years, Both are R/o Village Bishrampur, Tahsil & District Surajpur (CG) ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. South Eastern Coalfields Limited, through the Chairman cum Managing Director, Seepat Road, Basant Vihar, Bilaspur (CG)

2. The Chief General Manager, Bishrampur Area, Tahsil & District Surajpur (CG)

3. The Chief Personnel Manager, Bishrampur Area, SECL, District Surajpur (CG)

4. Deputy Chief Personnel Manager, Bishrampur Area, SECL, District Surajpur (CG)

5. The Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Sub Division, Surajpur, District Surajpur (CG) ---- Respondent For Petitioners : Shri A.K. Shukla, Advocate.

For Respondents : Shri V.R. Tiwari, Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 16/03/2017

1. This writ petition has been preferred for a direction to the respondents to grant compensation to the petitioners as their land has been acquired for the benefit of SECL, however, compensation has not been paid to them.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners have

preferred a representation on 16.1.2016 (Annexure-P/3), which is yet to be considered by the SECL.

3. Considering the entire fact situation of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction that in the event the petitioners prefer a fresh representation within 2 weeks from today, the competent authority of the SECL shall decide the representation at the earliest, preferably within a period of 8 weeks from the date of submission of representation. Sd/- Judge (Prashant Kumar Mishra) Barve