1 CGHC010416802022 2026:CGHC:28259 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 9112 of 2022 1 - Mitaram Kumre S/o Lt Shri Kanhaiyalal Kumre Aged About 50 Years Occupation Assistant Manager, Secl, R/o- Ward No.6, Lalburra Road, Waraseoni, District Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - South Eastern Coalfields Limited Through Its Chief Manager (Mining)/ Mines Manager, Bishrampur Area, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 2 - General Manager South Eastern Coalfields Limited, Bishrampur Area, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 3 - Chairman Cum Managing Director And Disciplinary Authority Secl, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Chief Manager (Personnel)/(Legal) Enquiry Officer, Bishrampur Area, District Surajpur 497226, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : None, in two rounds For Respondents : Mr. Vinod Deshmukh, Advocate Hon’ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Judgment On Board 8.7.2026 1) Petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking quashment of the departmental proceeding initiated against him. 2) Mr. Vinod Deshmukh, learned counsel for the respondents Digitally signed by AJINKYA PANSARE Date: 2026.07.08 18:04:59 +0530 2 submits that departmental inquiry has already been concluded and penalty of reduction to a lower stage in time scale pay for period of one year without cumulative effect has been inflicted upon the petitioner vide order dated 20.10.2023. He further submits that during pendency of this petition, petitioner has died and his son has been offered dependent employment vide letter dated 11.3.2026. 3) Taking into consideration the submission made herein-above, this writ petition stands disposed. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) JUDGE A j i n k y a