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2026:CGHC:20604-DB
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 1899 of 2026 1 - Agrawal Structure Mills Ltd. Having its Registered Office Govind Kunj, Near Krishna Talkies, Samta Colony, Raipur, 492001, Chhattisgarh.
... Petitioner versus 1 - Union of India, Through Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi 110001. 2 - Coal India Limited, Through The CMD, Coal Bhawan, Premise No. 04 MAR, Plot No. AF-III, Auction Area 1A, New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkatta 700156, West Bengal. 3 - South Eastern Coalfield Limited, Through The CMD, Seepat Road, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 495006.
... Respondents (Cause-title taken from Case Information System) For Petitioner : Mr. Abhyuday Singh, Advocate. For Respondent No.1/ Union of India : Mr. Niraj Baghel, Union Govt. Counsel. For Respondents No.2 and 3 : Mr. Vaibhav Shukla, Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice
Hon'ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge
Order on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice 04-05-2026 Digitally signed by MOHAMMED AADIL KHAN Date: 2026.05.06 18:39:55 +0530
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1. Heard Mr. Abhyuday Singh, learned counsel for the Petitioner. Also heard Mr. Niraj Baghel, learned Union Govt. Counsel for Respondent No.1/Union of India and Mr. Vaibhav Shukla, learned counsel for Respondents No.2 and 3.
2. The petitioner has filed the present petition seeking the following relief(s):-
“1. This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ directing the Respondents to revise the Auctioned ACQ and thus take consequential action to correct the FSA and Performance Security while holding and declaring that the respondents are contractually bound to revise the ACQ and FSA in term of the said agreement and thus directing the respondents to comply with the same;
2. This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ quashing and setting aside the termination of Fuel Supply Agreement letters dated 28.11.2025 (ANNEXURE P/2), which have been issued without consideration of the relevant facts and without providing any opportunity of personal hearing to the Petitioner to tender his explanation.
3. This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ directing the Respondents to give an opportunity of hearing to the Petitioner and consider his case for short lifting of coal
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4. This Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to pass any orders in the interest of justice.”
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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that after filing of the present petition subsequent development has taken place and he wants to take recourse to law with respect to the development as his bank guarantee has been invoked and he prays for withdrawal of the present petition with liberty to file a fresh petition.
4. On the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. Sd/- Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Aadil