1 41 QQ wp no.2585.26.odt..odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO.2585 OF 2026 Vijay Laxman Lande and another.Vs. Western Coalfields Ltd and ors. __________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's Orders. Mr. D.Y. Chatap, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr A.M. Deshpande, Advocate for the respondent Nos.1 and 2. Mr. R.D. Dandwate, Advocate for respondent Nos.3 and 4. CORAM : URMILA JOSHI PHALKE AND RAJ D. WAKODE, J.J. DATED : 14.10.2026. Heard Shri D.Y. Chatap, the learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. The petitioners are a landowner whose land was acquired by respondent no. 1 for coal mining activities. In pursuance of such acquisition, the petitioner had submitted an application dated 24/02/2026 for the grant of benefits under the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2012 (for short, “R & R Policy, 2012”). The aforesaid application is on record at page 62 (Annexure-5). 3. Shri Chatap, the learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the aforesaid application is not yet decided by the respondents, and more particularly, by the respondent no. 2. 4. In view of the above, we dispose of the present Writ Petition with a direction to the respondent no. 2 to decide the aforesaid application for grant of benefits under the R&R Policy, 2012 on its own merits and in accordance with the law and particularly, in view of the judgment passed by this Court on 06/08/2026 in Writ Petition 2026:BHC-NAG:13994-DB 2 41 QQ wp no.2585.26.odt..odt No. 6869 of 2025, as also in view of the Standard Operating Procedure adopted by Western Coalfields Limited on 30/01/2026. 5. The aforesaid decision shall be taken within a period of eight weeks from today. 6. The decision taken thereupon shall be communicated to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of the decision. [RAJ D. WAKODE, J] [URMILA JOSHI PHALKE, J.] manisha Signed by: Mrs. Manisha Shewale Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 19/10/2026 10:57:05