1 / 3 2025:CGHC:539 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 6472 of 2024 1 - Rajkumar Singh Paw S/o Hori Lal Paw Aged About 24 Years R/o Village Nandgaon, Tahsil Kotma, District Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh. ... Petitioner versus 1 - Government Of India Through Secretary, Ministry Of Labour And Employment, Directorate Of General Miner Safety Dhanbad, District Dhanbad (Jharkhand). 2 - General Manager (P&P/ L&R ) / (P&A (MP) Personal And (Main Powers) S.E.C.L. Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 3 - Chief Managing Director, South Eastern Coalfield Limited (S.E.C.L.) Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 4 - Chief Medical Services (CMS) South Eastern Coalfield Limited (S.E.C.L.) Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. 5 – Manager, Kurja UG Mines, Hasdeo Area, S.E.C.L. Bijuri District Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh. 6 - General Manager, Kusmunda Area, S.E.C.L. District Korba, Chhattisgarh. 2 / 3 7 – Chairman, Coal India Limited, Coal Bhawan Premise No. 04 MAR, Plot No. AF - III, Action Area - 1A, Newtown, Rajarhat, Kolkata – 700156. ... Respondents (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Naveen Shukla, Advocate For Respondent No.1 : Ms. Annapurna Tiwari, Advocate For Respondents No.2 to 7 : Mr. Pankaj Agrawal, Advocate (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BIBHU DATTA GURU) Order on Board 06/01/2025 1. The petitioner preferred the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction towards the respondents to decide the applications dated 20/05/2024 and 29/05/2024 (Annexure P/12) submitted by the petitioner pending before the respondent authorities. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that though the applications have been preferred by the petitioner in the month of March, 2024 but till date the same has not been considered and decided by the said authorities. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents No.2 to 7 submits that if the applications are still pending before the said authority, the same shall be decided, in accordance with the relevant provisions, within a period of 30 days. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents. 5. As the applications are pending since March, 2024, the 3 / 3 respondent authorities/ SECL is directed to consider and decide the applications dated 20/05/2024 and 29/05/2024 (Annexure P/12) filed by the petitioner, in accordance with law and on its own merits, within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the aforesaid direction, this writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (BIBHU DATTA GURU) JUDGE $. Bhilwar