1 2025:CGHC:10644 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 228 of 2025 1 - Chintamani Choudhari S/o Late Shri Ramadhar Aged About 30 Years Caste Obc, R/o Ward No. 03, Kali Basti, Rajnagar, Bhalmudi, Tahsil And District Anuppur (Madhya Pradesh) Pin 484446. 2 - Muili Bai (Mother Of The Petitioner No. 1) W/o Late Shri Ramadhar Aged About 58 Years Caste Obc, R/o Ward No. 03, Kali Basti, Rajnagar, Bhalmudi, Tahsil And District Anuppur (Madhya Pradesh) Pin 484446. ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Coal India Ltd Through Its Chairman 10 Netaji Subhash Road Calcutta (West Bengal) 2 - South Eastern Coalfields Limited Chairman-Cum-Managing Director, Seepat Road Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh 3 - Area General Manager South Eastern Coalfields Limited, Hasdev Area, District Koria Chhattisgarh 4 - Sub Area Manager Rajnagar R.O. Sub Area Hasdev Area, Post Office Rajnagar Colliery, District Anuppur Madhya Pradesh Pin 484446. ... Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Vijay K. Deshmukh, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vinod Deshmukh, Advocate RAVI SHANKAR MANDAVI Digitally signed by RAVI SHANKAR MANDAVI Date: 2025.03.18 18:07:18 +0530 2 Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 04/03/2025 1. Heard Mr. Vijay K. Deshmukh, learned counsel petitioners as well as Mr. Vinod Deshmukh, learned counsel for the respondent/s. 2. By way of this writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for following reliefs: “10.1 Your Lordships may be please to issue a writ of certiorari calling for the records relating to the issuance writ petition. 10.2 Your Lordships may be please to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate order or direction thereby set-aside the impugned arbitrary action and directed to decide the present petitioner Representation/Appeal dated 17/01/2024 Annexure P/1 filed before the respondent no. R/2 the Chairman- Cum-Managing Director SECL Bilaspur within filed by the petitioner no. 01 for his compassionate appointment within the stipulated period. 10.3 Your Lordships may be please to direct the respondent's i.e., the Coal India/S.E.C.L. be directed to set aside the letters/orders dated 27/06/2023 & 25/07/2023 passed by the respondent R/4 to order to appear before the age determination committee for the age of present petitioner no. 01 although petitioner no. 01 has his School Dakhil Kharij Register Annexure P/3, Class-V Mark Sheet Annexure P/4, School Transfer Certificate dated 12/09/2022 Annexure P/5 on which petitioner no. 01 Date of Birth is already mentioned i.e. 08/04/1993. 10.4 Your Lordships may be please to grant any other relief as your lordship may deem fit.” 3 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the matter relates to dispute regarding determination of age and according to respondents they are ready to initiate age determination proceedings. The petitioners are also ready to appear before the Age Determination Committee for determination of his age. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent/SECL has not opposed the submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the petitioners. 5. Accordingly, the petitioners are directed to appear before the concerned Age Determination Committee (ADC) on a date given by the respondent/SECL and the respondents are directed to consider the grievance of the petitioner and to pass appropriate orders in respect of age of the petitioners after considering his entire documents in respect of his age. 6. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Ravi Mandavi