1 2025:CGHC:52158-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WA No. 131 of 2024 1 - The South Eastern Coalfield Limited Through Chairman-Cum Managing Director, Seepat Road, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, C.G. 2 - South Eastern Coalfields Limited Through Its General Manager, Bhatgaon Area, Dist. Sarguja (Ambikapur) C.G. --- Appellant(s) versus 1 - Smt. Nanki Bai Wd/o Late Jagdev Ram Aged About 55 Years R/o Village And Post Khamhariya, Block Udaypur, Dist. Sarguja C.G. 2 - Ramkumari D/o Late Jagdev Ram Aged About 28 Years R/o Village And Post Khamhariya, Block Udaypur, Dist. Sarguja (Ambikapur) C.G. --- Respondent(s) For Appellant(s) : Mr. Sudhir Kumar Bajpai, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vimlesh Bajpai, Advocate. WA No. 243 of 2024 1 - The Coal India Limited Through Its Chairman 10 Netaji Subhash Road Calcutta (West Bengal) 2 - Central Mine Planning And Design Institute Ltd. Through Chairman At Godwana Place Kanke Road, Ranchi 834031 3 - Regional Director Central Mine Planning And Design Institute Cmpdi Complex Seepat Road, District -Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ---Appellant(s) versus Ambalika Mishra D/o Late Shri Ashok Kumar Mishra Aged About 31 Years R/o Ward No. 07, Quarter No. 133, Ravinagar Basti, Poaradhar, (Nagar Parisad Dumrakachhar) Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh --- Respondent(s) 2 For Appellant(s) : Mr. Sudhir Kumar Bajpai, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Ajay Shrivastava, Advocate. Hon’ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon’ble Mr. Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice 27/10/2025 1 Heard Mr. Sudhir Kumar Bajpai, learned counsel for the appellant(s) as well as Mr. Vimlesh Bajpai and Mr. Ajay Shrivastava, learned counsel for the respective respondent(s)/writ petitioner(s). 2 Challenge in these appeals is to the order dated 08.12.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(S) No. 4719/2020 and 03.01.2024 passed in WP(S) No. 9174/2023 by which the writ petition filed by the writ petitioner(s) (respondents herein) were allowed and the appellants were directed to consider the claim of the writ petitioners for grant of compassionate appointment expeditiously preferably within two months from the date of receipt of the copy of the order in the light of the judgment passed by this Court in case of The South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. & Others v. Smt. Sahodri Gond & Another {WA No. 183/2023, decided on 09.08.2023} and Coal India Ltd. & Others v. Hamshika Mallick {WA No. 562/2016, decided on 06.12.2016}. 3 Mr. Sudhir Kumar Bajpai, learned counsel for the appellant(s) fairly submits that against the order passed by the learned Division Bench of this Court in Sahodri Gond (supra), the appellants had preferred a Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 27572/2023 before the Hon’ble Apex 3 Court, which stood dismissed vide order dated 29.04.2025, as such, these appeals may also be dismissed in the same terms. 4 Learned counsel appearing for the respective respondents do not controvert the above submission. 5 Since the issue involved in these appeals has already been decided by a Division Bench of this Court and further afÏrmed by the Apex Court, no interference is warranted with the order passed by the learned Single Judge and as such, both these appeals are dismissed. Sd/- Sd/- (Bibhu Datta Guru) (Ramesh Sinha) JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Amit AMIT KUMAR DUBEY Digitally signed by AMIT KUMAR DUBEY Date: 2025.10.28 11:10:45 +0530