Dashrathi Sahoo v. Coal India Limited

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 1512 of 2017 • Dashrathi Sahoo S/o Late Govind Chandra Sahoo Aged About 53 Years Chief Manager (Mining) Chirmiri Area, South Eastern Coalfield Limited, Police Station Pondi, Post Office- West Chirmiri, District- Koriya, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Coal India Limited Through Chairman-Cum-Managing Director, Coal India Limited, Coal Bhawan Premise No.04 Mar, Plot No. AF-III, Action Area-1A, New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata (W.B.)

2. Chairman-Cum-Managing Director/Appellate Authority, Coal India Limited, Coal Bhawan Premise No-04 MAR, Plot No-AF-III, Action area- 1A, Newtown, Rajarhat, Kolkata ( West Bengal)

3. Chairman-Cum-Managing Director, (Disciplinary Authority), South Eastern Coalfields Limited, Seepat Raod, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner Shri Chandresh Shrivastava, Advocate For Respondents Shri Shailendra Shukla, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Order On Board 29/03/2017 1.

Challenging imposition of punishment of reduction to a lower stage in the time scale for a period of 2 years with cumulative effect, the petitioner has preferred an appeal under the extant Service Rules, which is pending consideration for last more than a year.

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In view of the pendency of the appeal before the Appellate Authority, ends of justice would be served if the Appellate Authority is directed to decide the petitioner's pending appeal, if not yet decided, at the earliest, preferably within a period of 3 months from the date of service of this order. It is ordered accordingly.

3.

The writ petition stands disposed of.

Sd/- JUDGE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA Nirala