1 2025:CGHC:54830 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCC No. 1092 of 2025 1 - Assistant General Manager (Shop, Lease And License) Sail Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai, District- Durg (C.G.) 2 - Chief General Manager (T A And C S R) Sail Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai, District- Durg (C.G.) ... Applicants versus 1 - Diljeet Singh Kochar S/o Ragbir Singh Kochar Aged About 64 Years R/o Shop- 119, Situated In New Civic Center Bhilai, Durg District Durg, Chhattisgarh 2 - Steel Authority Of India Through Its Chairman, Having Its Corporate Office At Ispat Bhavan, 3rd Floor, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003 3 - Bhilai Steel Plant (Sail) Through Chief Executive Officer, Bhilai Steel Plant Bhilai, District- Durg (C.G.) 4 - Manager (Estate) Town Administration Department, Sail Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai, District- Durg (C.G.) 5 - Additional Town Administrator (Admn) Sail Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai, District- Durg (C.G.) 6 - Assistant Manager Estate (Shops) Sail Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai, District- Durg (C.G.) 2 7 - Chief General Manager (Personnel) Corporate Office At Ispat Bhavan, 3rd Floor, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003 8 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Department Of Revenue And Disaster Management Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur (C.G.) 9 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Commerce And Industries Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur (C.G.) 10 - Union Of India Through Ministry Of Steel, Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi, 110011 ... Respondent(s) For Applicants : Mr. Pranjal Agrawal, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Anmol Varma, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge Order on Board 11/11/2025 1. This MCC has been filed for modification of order dated 19.08.2025 passed in WPC No. 4172 of 2025. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant prays to modify the order dated 19.08.2025 passed in WPC No. 4172 of 2025 to the extent of expunging/omitting the word “arbitrary” used in the findings recorded in paragraph no. 6 of the order in relation to the decision of the Board of Directors of the Steel Authority of India Limited in its 340th Meeting held on 21st and 25th July, 2008, in the interest of justice. 3. Learned counsel for the respondent raised no objection in this regard. 4. Heard learned counsels for the respective parties at length and 3 perused the record with utmost circumspection. 5. Para 6 of the order dated 19.08.2025 passed by this Hon’ble Court in WPC No. 4172 of 2025 reads as under: “6. On perusal of record, this Court found that the Board of Directors of the Steel Authority of India Limited in its 340th Meeting held on 21st and 25th July, 2008 have levied the arbitrary charges and increased the the lease rent. Then on 19.04.2013 the respondents issued a offer letter to the petitioner and the petitioner has approached the Court by way of this writ petition on 17.07.2025, i.e., after lapse of 17 years, therefore, it is crystal clear that the petitioner was sleeping over his right.” 6. On due consideration and for the reasons mentioned therein I am inclined to allow the present MCC. Para 6 of the order dated 19.08.2025 in WPC No. 4172 of 2025 will now be read as under: “6. On perusal of record, this Court found that the Board of Directors of the Steel Authority of India Limited in its 340th Meeting held on 21st and 25th July, 2008 have levied the charges and increased the the lease rent. Then on 19.04.2013 the respondents issued a offer letter to the petitioner and the petitioner has approached the Court by way of this writ 4 petition on 17.07.2025, i.e., after lapse of 17 years, therefore, it is crystal clear that the petitioner was sleeping over his right.” 7. In view of the above, the present MCC is allowed. Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) JUDGE Madhurima