1 2025:CGHC:56686 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 6079 of 2025 Kalyan S/o Mahipal Aged About 70 Years Village Pondi, Tahsil Surajpur, District- Surajpur C.G. ... Petitioner versus 1 - South Eastern Coalfield Limited Through Chairman-Cum-Managing Director, South Eastern Coalfield Limited Head Quarter, Bilaspur C.G. 2 - General Manager, South Eastern Coalfield Limited, Bishrampur Area, District Surajpur C.G. 3 - Project Office, South Eastern Coalfield Limited, Bishrampur Area, District Surajpur C.G. ... Respondents For Petitioner : Mr. K.P. S. Gandhi, Advocate appears along with Mrs. Neela Gupta, Advocate For Respondents : Mr. Anumesh Shrivastava, Advocate appears through video conferencing Hon’ble Justice Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 21.11.2025 1. Petitioner has filed this writ petition, seeking following reliefs:- “1. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the petitioner most respectfully prays that this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to: ALFIZA BAIG Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG Date: 2025.11.21 15:22:17 +0530 2 2. Direct respondent SECL to forthwith release and pay the compensation amount as per Statement – 1A pertaining to the petitioner’s land, along with interest for delayed payment; 3. Direct the respondent authorities to ensure compliance of compensation disbursement within a time-bound period; 4. Pass such other order(s) as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice, including costs of this petition.” 2. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that land owned by petitioner was subject matter of acquisition initiated by respondents along with land of other residents of the area, however, till date petitioner has not been paid any amount of compensation monetary or any other. Petitioner has approached the authority on several occasions and have also submitted representations, lastly on 17.10.2025, even that representation has not been considered, however, none of petitioner’s representation was considered nor any compensation has been paid, therefore, direction be issued to respondents to consider and take decision on representation submitted by petitioner within specified time frame. 3. Learned counsel for respondents submit that in view of limited prayer made by learned counsel for petitioner seeking direction to respondent authorities to take decision on pending representation, he is having no objection. He further submits that in the event petitioner submits representation before the concerned authority, it will be considered and decided in accordance with law. 4. I have heard learned counsel for respective parties and perused the documents enclosed along with this writ petition. 5. On due consideration of submission made by counsel for respective parties and limited prayer made by counsel for petitioner for taking decision on pending representation/claim of petitioner before the concerned authorities, I find it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition directing respondents to take decision on pending representation/claim of petitioner in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a 3 further period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this Order. 6. Petitioner will be at liberty to submit fresh representation before the concerned authority along with the order and in the event petitioner submits a fresh representation, concerned authority shall take decision on that representation along with pending representations. 7. With the aforesaid direction, this writ petition is disposed of. sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) Judge alfiza