1 2025:CGHC:56758 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 13219 of 2025 1. Saradhu Koreti S/o Niring Sai Aged About 40 Years R/o Boriya Tahsil Manpur District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 2. Chandra Kumar S/o Chaituram Aged About 48 Years R/o Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 3. Chamar Singh Kumeti S/o Nag Sai Aged About 30 Years R/o Boriya Tahsil Manpur District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 4. Dashrath Vishwakarma S/o Darbar Singh Aged About 30 Years R/o Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 5. Deval Singh S/o S/o Mahettar Aged About 51 Years R/ovillage Dorba Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 6. Jaggeram S/o Bhagru Aged About 48 Years R/o Sambalpur Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 7. Ishwar Sai S/o Bhan Singh Aged About 35 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 8. Devsai Komre S/o Rajaram Aged About 33 Years R/o Village Dorba Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 9. Ram Singh S/o Dhur Singh Aged About 55 Years R/o Village Dorba Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 10. Kanwal Singh S/o Akalu Ram Aged About 48 Years R/o Village Khardi Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 11. Hemlal Sahu S/o Bohran Aged About 50 Years R/o Village Dighbadi Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 12. Gangaram Dhurve S/o Ramuram Aged About 45 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 13. Mohanlal S/o Vikalu Ram Aged About 45 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 2 14. Om Prakash S/o Ram Prasad Aged About 33 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 15. Keshoram Dhruve S/o Sujan Singh Aged About 49 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 16. Sanak Kumar S/o Gulab Singh Aged About 50 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 17. Sukhdev S/o Balduram Sahu Aged About 35 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 18. Somnath S/o Mahruram Aged About 55 Years R/o Village Boriya Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 19. Dukhwaram S/o Veersai Aged About 56 Years R/o Village Hathra Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 20. Ram Singh S/o Rameshwar Aged About 51 Years R/o Village Usmal Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 21. Rajendra Deshlahare S/o Gidhari Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Dighbadi Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 22. Krishn Kumar S/o Dayaram Aged About 35 Years R/o Village Boriya Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 23. Manehar S/o Patiram Aged About 45 Years R/o Village Gubiyagarh Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 24. Dharmu Ram S/o Charan Singh Aged About 43 Years R/o Village Bhichgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 25. Kalyan Singh S/o Gulab Singh Aged About 54 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 26. Bhushan Lal S/o Balduram Aged About 44 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 27. Bhushan S/o Mahavir Aged About 44 Years R/o Village Bhichgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 28. Tijauram S/o Sonauram Aged About 44 Years R/o Village Tada Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 29. Jhamit Lal S/o Pitaru Aged About 43 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 30. Jaylal S/o Mahar Singh Aged About 56 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 31. Guman Singh S/o Rohidas Aged About 56 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 32. Sunil Kumar S/o Nawal Singh Aged About 37 Years R/o Village Boriya Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 3 33. Bharat Salame S/o Kacharuram Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 34. Komal Das S/o Ajitram Aged About 37 Years R/o Village Dighbadi Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 35. Umendiram S/o Rohidas Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 36. Rajesh Kola S/o Motilal Aged About 39 Years R/o Village Boriya Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 37. Yamraj Singh S/o Chamra Ram Aged About 46 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 38. Dular Singh S/o Kariya Ram Aged About 50 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 39. Asharam S/o Dharmu Aged About 52 Years R/o Village Bhatgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 40. Charan Singh S/o Bhujbal Aged About 44 Years R/o Village Boriya Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 41. Lalit Vishwakarma S/o Shyamlal Aged About 49 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 42. Ratiram S/o Ramharam Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Tadoram Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 43. Sher Singh S/o Maniram Aged About 55 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 44. Radheylal S/o Sannuram Aged About 54 Years R/o Village Hathra Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 45. Shobhit Ram S/o Ram Prasad Aged About 35 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 46. Ramkumar S/o Jagdish Aged About 30 Years R/o Village Muradgir Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 47. Amar Singh S/o Pusau Aged About 35 Years R/o Village Dorba Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 48. - Gokul S/o Chandar Singh Aged About 58 Years R/o Village Dokla Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 49. Kumar Sai S/o Akalu Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Khardi Tahsil Manpur And District Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 50. Kumbhkaran Rawate S/o Dhram Singh R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 51. Mayaram Netam S/o Shyamuram Aged About 46 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 4 52. Punit Ram S/o Gahsiram Aged About 43 Years R/o Village Dorba Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 53. Dariyaw S/o Bichuram Aged About 59 Years R/o Village Kamanpur Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 54. Mukesh Kumar S/o Pyarelal Aged About 42 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 55. Rajkumar S/o Ramkumar Aged About 43 Years R/o Kamanpur Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 56. Visalram S/o Sukhram Aged About 45 Years R/o Gudiyagadh Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 57. Laxman Singh S/o Sukhram Aged About 49 Years R/o Village Pandur Bado Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 58. Sawaliram S/o Chainuram Aged About 46 Years R/o Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 59. Mahakal Patel S/o Deval Singh Aged About 60 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 60. Mahesh Kumar S/o Tulasiram Aged About 56 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 61. Amar Sai S/o Dongiya Ram Aged About 48 Years R/o Village Khardi Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G. 62. Rajiv Marabi S/o Mochiram Aged About 38 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 63. Balram S/o Jailuram Aged About 52 Years R/o Village Katkondal Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 64. Rahit Kumar S/ojagdishram Aged About 43 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 65. Bhuwan Lal S/o Manbodh Aged About 62 Years R/o Village Gudhiyagarh Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 66. Pawan Kumar S/o Mochi Ram Aged About 30 Years R/o Village Khardi Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 67. Chaitram S/o Naguram Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Gudhiyagarh Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 68. Dayaram Mandavi S/o Dhanaji Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Khardi Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 69. Narendra Kumar S/o Pratap Singh Aged About 37 Years R/o Village Fuswada Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 70. Tulsiram S/o Gang Sai Aged About 50 Years R/o Village Hilcha Boriya Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 5 71. Shivcharan S/o Kariyaram Aged About 58 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 72. Mansukhram S/o Chatruram Aged About 48 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 73. Dayaram Dhurve S/o Mehruram Aged About 52 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Boriya Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 74. Dhaniram Patel S/o Firturam Aged About 37 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 75. Mehruram S/o Darbar Singh Aged About 43 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 76. Joharlal S/o Sukhram Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Boriya Mokama Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G. 77. Dhashrath Rawate S/o Phoolsingh Aged About 46 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 78. Dukhuram S/o Hirsingh Boga Aged About 52 Years R/o Village Dorba Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 79. Bharat Singh S/o Tejram Aged About 47 Years R/o Village Tako Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 80. Santram Koma S/o Chaitram Aged About 42 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 81. Dinesh Kumar S/o Brijlal Aged About 40 Years R/o Village Murargota Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 82. Jagguram S/o Parauram Aged About 55 Years R/o Village Murargota Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 83. Diwan Singh S/o Bihoraram Aged About 56 Years R/o Village Khardi Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 84. Mayaram Yadav S/o Rahsaram Aged About 60 Years R/o Village Dokla Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 85. Dashrath Dhurve S/o Thegruram Aged About 45 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 86. Ghanshyam Koreti S/o Bisruram Aged About 41 Years R/o Village Sambalpur Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 87. Nikumar S/o Keshaw Aged About 44 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 88. Bhupendra Nareti S/o Balasingh Aged About 54 Years R/o Village Dokla Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 6 89. Silauram S/o Nawal Singh Aged About 47 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 90. Chuliram S/o Sakal Singh Aged About 44 Years R/o Village Bako Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 91. Sangamlal S/o Shyamlal Aged About 38 Years R/o Village Boriya Mokama Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 92. Milorsingh Koreti S/o Hiruram Aged About 50 Years R/o Village Boriya Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 93. Har Singh S/o Ramsukh Aged About 52 Years R/o Village Ghotiya Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 94. Bisruram S/o Chamraram Aged About 49 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 95. Shyamlal S/o Jethulal Aged About 45 Years R/o Village Bako Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 96. Ashok Kumar S/o Kaberam Aged About 44 Years R/o Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 97. Jagdish Marabi S/o Parauram Aged About 53 Years R/o Village Hathra Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 98. Nirbhay Rawate S/o Phool Singh Aged About 39 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) 99. Bhagwan Singh S/o Samaru Ram Aged About 38 Years R/o Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur And District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki, (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State of Chhattisgarh Through- The Secretary Labour Department Mahanadi Bhawan, Mantralaya New Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) 2. The Collector Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki Collectorate Office Of Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 3. The District- Labour Officer Composite Building Of Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) 4. Sharda Energy Mines And Mineral Through- Its Managing Director Village Khadgaon Tahsil Manpur District- Mohla Manpur Ambagarh Chowki (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) 7 For Petitioner(s) : Mr. N.K. Malaviya, Advocate. For Respondent(s)/State. : Mr. Vinay Pandey, Dy. Advocate General (Hon’ble Mr. Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas) O rder on Board 21/11/2025 1. The petitioners who are employees of the industry known as Sharda Energy and Minerals Ltd., Khadgaon under one G.R. Mining and Logistics Pvt.Ltd., Khadgaon, have filed this Writ Petition (S) under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the enquiry report dated 14-7-2015 by which the petitioners were illegally laid off in bulk on 31-12-2008 from the aforesaid industry on the basis of resignation letter of each petitioner. 2. From the record, it is quite vivid that there is a dispute with regard to serviced conditions of the petitioners. Since respondent No.4 Sharda Energy and Minerals Ltd., Khadgaon under one G.R. Mining and Logistics Pvt.Ltd., Khadgaon is an industry as defined under Section 2 (j) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and the petitioners are workmen, there is a dispute about service condition fo the employees, petitioners are at liberty to raise industrial dispute before the Conciliation Officer within a period of 45 days from the date of receipt of a copy of the order passed by this Court. In case the workmen raise the dispute within a period of 45 days, neither the respondent authority nor the Conciliation authority will take plea of limitation and the conciliation authority shall consider and decide the case, in accordance with law. 3. With the aforesaid observation and direction, this writ petition (s) is disposed of. Sd/- (Narendra Kumar Vyas) JUDGE Raju RAVVA SATYANARAYANA RAJU Digitally signed by RAVVA SATYANARAYANA RAJU Date: 2025.11.24 12:24:57 +0530