1 2026:CGHC:21066 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCC No. 441 of 2026 1 - The Chairman Cum Managing Director South Eastern Coal Field Limited Seepat Road, Secl, Hg, Gm (Personnel) Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) Through Shri Rakesh Machal, S/o Shri Om Prakash, Aged About 55 Years, Senior Manager, Rgk Sub-Area, Bishrampur Area, Sarguja (C.G.) 2 - The South Eastern Coal Filed Limited (Mini Ratna Company) Office Of The Chief General Manager, Bishrampur Area, Post Bishrampur Colary, District Surajpur (C.G.) 3 - The Manager S.E.C.L. Bishrampur District Surajpur (C.G.) 4 - The Deputy Chief Personnel Manager S.E.C.L. Bilaspur District Bilaspur (C.G.) 5 - The Personnel Manager Rehar Gayatri Cum Area Jainagar, Surajpur, District Surajpur (C.G.) 6 - The Personnel Manager S.E.C.L. Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Applicants versus 1 - Smt. Fulmaniya Bai W/o Late Shri Babulal Aged About 60 Years R/o Village Jainagar, Ward No. 04, Uravpara, Jainagar, Surajpur, District Surajpur (C.G.) 2 - The Deputy Chief Medical Officer Central Hospital Bishrampur, District Surajpur (C.G.) 3 - The Collector Surajpur District Surajpur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) VISHAKHA BEOHAR Digitally signed by VISHAKHA BEOHAR 2 For Petitioner : Mr. Pawan Kesharwani, Advocate For State : Mr.Soumitra Kesharwani, P.L. Hon'ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 06.05.2026 1. The MCC has been filed by the applicants seeking extension of time for compliance of the order dated 02.02.2026 passed by this Court in W.P.S. No. 8914 of 2023, whereby the respondent authorities were directed to consider the claim of the petitioner for grant of monetary compensation and to disburse the same within a period of 60 days. 2. Briefly stated, the writ petition was disposed of on 02.02.2026 with a direction to the petitioner to submit an application along with requisite documents, and the respondent authorities were directed to consider and disburse the admissible monetary compensation within 60 days. It is the case of the applicants that although steps have been taken in compliance of the said order, the process could not be completed within the stipulated period due to administrative and procedural requirements. It is further submitted that the matter pertains to an old claim, and the relevant service records of late Babulal are not readily traceable, requiring extensive verification from different offices. It is also stated that the matter is under active consideration and necessary steps, 3 including processing through e-office and age determination formalities, are underway. 3. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the delay in compliance is neither intentional nor deliberate, but is on account of bona fide administrative difficulties and procedural formalities. It is contended that substantial progress has already been made in the matter and the process is at an advanced stage. He, therefore, prays that reasonable extension of time be granted to enable the applicants to comply with the order of this Court. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent opposes the application to the extent of delay but fairly submits that the applicants may be directed to complete the process within a fixed time-frame so that the respondent is not prejudiced any further. 5. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and on perusal of the material available on record, it appears that the order dated 02.02.2026 could not be complied with within the stipulated period of 60 days due to administrative constraints and requirement of verification of old records. Considering the nature of the matter, the steps already taken by the applicants, and the fact that the process is stated to be ongoing, this Court is inclined to grant a limited extension of time in the interest of justice. 6. Accordingly, the present MCC application is allowed with the following directions that the time for compliance of the order dated 02.02.2026 passed in W.P.S. No. 8914 of 2023 is hereby 4 extended by a further period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The applicants shall ensure that the entire exercise, including consideration and disbursement of admissible monetary compensation, is completed within the extended period. 7. It is made clear that no further extension of time shall be granted to the applicants. 8. With the aforesaid observations, the MCC stands allowed and disposed of. 9. No order as to costs. sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Vishakha