1 2026:CGHC:25351 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 3087 of 2021 Rameshwer Sahu S/o Shri Mayaram Sahu Aged About 50 Years R/o Village Bijari Tehsil Gharghoda, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - Union Of India Through Ministry Of Coal, Rajpath Area, Central Secretariat, New Delhi 110001. 2 - S E C L Through Its Chairman Cum Managing Director Seepat Road, Bilaspur Chhattisgarh. 3 - South Eastern Coalfields Limited Raigarh Area Through Its General Manager Kelo Vihar Raigarh Tehsil And District Raigarh Chhattisgarh. 4 - South Eastern Coalfields Limited Raigarh Area Through Its Sub Area Manager Barod District Raigarh Chhattisgarh. 5 - Collector Raigarh District Raigarh Chhattisgarh. 6 - Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Cum Land Acquisition Officer Gharghoda, District Raigarh Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Ms. Itu Bhattacharya, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Kamal Kishore Patel, Advocate For respective Respondent(s) : Mr. Pankaj Agrawal, Advocate Mr. T. S. Sahu, CGC Mr. Amandeep Singh, P. L. Digitally signed by NADIM MOHLE 2 Hon’ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 22/06/2026 1. The grievance of the petitioner in the present writ petition pertains to the non-grant of employment under the Rehabilitation Policy in lieu of the land acquisition of the land belonging to the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 2 to 4/SECL would submit that the petitioner's case would be examined and scrutinized in accordance with the Rehabilitation Policy, particularly with regard to the grant of employment against the land belonging to the petitioner which was acquired for mining purposes. 3. Taking into consideration the submission made by the counsel appearing for SECL, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to scrutinize and consider the claim of the petitioner in accordance with the applicable Rehabilitation Policy preferably within a period of 04 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. With the aforesaid observation(s) and direction(s), the writ petition stands disposed of. Sd/- Rakesh Mohan Pandey JUDGE Nadim