. ^^^ •Wl" llltt>«« •I COUI FT OF CHHATTi BILii^i%PIJI' nnfai^lifiM'osMr-u r3'^ ^^^i'^.s' 'N'BLfc 5HRI RAJecV GUPTA. CJ & a..i?0? g~ eli, fca^aL-.Pe^^ S €5.|4^B ^Ml!@l^^.lf^^?' ^3E% S.33L.&. -^•QS^.E ^•S^J3''^.^.l^i^r^^i<^. svii^n'nL^.,, '^ Wrrt uu» Petitioners Amii Sinah Waiia, Aoed about Q^ ^u S/o Shri Lekhraj Waiia, by DroTession advocate O/A ^r\fri^r\ /^:,,;" i •Ei^^i^. ^-1^^^.^ t~\,i^f ^.^'•t^? i ^' ^i VH l-1! !%'£? Oi iC^S il; Naaar. RaiDur, (C.G.) PiN - Ac.'~>rl^'f ^S?. UW i , ^. Manish Yaaav. aaout 29 Cl/-->. Oi-^S Dl;.-.^.^"-^.i-.i'^>- y-^iSji £1, 0/.J 01 ij i QiSii 3iS.s uys 1^6 by Drotession T <.sue3_:y '> ...m.m-mA.^ F3 /„-, I .BJ.. §GVOC5'iS, K/0 1^^ •s Rhats i LJ' Jdiei, •^^ E i-^ ^"^ "?^ri r'^1 F^* i-rf rf^l ^Wt T a^ IVi^Qai 158Za8F, K^ipUf / ^ /-d \ r^ i i •/'I •"^'4 ^o-^ nn^ '-t^ri- v--f i.. Respondents z. Union of 'ndia' throuoh the 0-..^»—A-~^. 5fl:.-:—I,.».^,S /^-.-.S oisuistBiy, jviiiijsiry o' i-»oai, Government of India Shastri Bhav/an, New Delhi - 1 10001. Coat India Ltd. havina its r9glstcf©dofflcs st 10; Nstajl \Ui»^sild mr\.r\r\^ ^A.i^.^^... ,^i^, SA^ ^^/-.:y,^»nn /UUUiU ij"a,rQUgu 1IS ^riaifm@H. South Eastern Coal FJeids Ltd. naving its reglstered office at Q^.-i* iE?""^ <3.E^.-.^.^ ^?j^<5^ F\U^U, Qi^SMUi 118 L'fsairiTi8H 8HO fvl&iiSQIuQ drector. Pu&iic Intsrest under Article ofthi ^•J!^in I'-^K'^a I'^'Se'^*'^ l'^.^ S fi a?4! S •-SI '•W'li^g SiiSS.SfcS^g.i'irf'S i "^S SS S'UiSaB ynn Ksnitiz snarma. iearned counsel for the pSLii-iUi 'ivi^. Shri AbhisheK Sinha. iearned Centra! Governmei l-'UUUa^i !Ui 3 t=;te»pyii^^l i<. i-^U.i. Shri P.S. Koshy, learned counsei for re ^l^, '~iOJ5 r^^.^os-ij. (^&'^^?^'"^; ^ '•^;^.:^""^ is ~ -S-s^ ^- '•^.^' Shri P.Oiwakar. learned Senior counsel with Shri P.R. Patank; )H(8fV8H@rS. .!"\. r'e3L53Ur\^s , l^-i£lI iS'ui Lr-^UI i^SS?; iVt LIIS ^'i Vi.JSJ? The followina order of the Court v/as oassed by Heard iearned counsel for the parties. (2) Tne petitioners, who are practicing advocates at Raipur^ have filed this writ Detltion stvled as Pubiic Interest Litiaation for the followina reliefs : ?->\ ssue a 'Mit in the nature of mandamus or any other writ directing the respondents herein t( grant contracts by tender open to all partles in Stage I and Stase I! of the transDortation work: Issue a vvrit In the nature of msndamus or any other writ directina the respondents hereir! to fi'ame and foiiow proper guidelines to ensure that no losses are caused to t'ne State Exchequer as a^ resuit of arbitrary fixation of price in relatlon to transDortation of coal as described in this writ w (d; issue a writ in th.e nature of mandamus or any other 'tWit directina the respondent No.3 to foilovv up a process whic.h is t'ree from any arbitrariness ionabieness in so far as arant of tract; iiatlon to trc (Sescribed in this writ petition; issue a writ in the nature df mandamus or any other 'A'rit dlrecting t'ne Respondents No.1 & 2 to take effective steps and measures as may be necessary to prevent the Respondent No.3 from iH..-rf';'^ 1(SJi •ig!»r foilowing arbitrary methods of fixation of rates of coal includina bv cailina for open iisgiiSiy !e.\ \'-'/ m a vv'rit in the nature of mandamus or any othsr writ directing the Respondent No.1 to take such rneasures as mav be nacessap/ to ensure that a!i caused to the State Exchequer are recovered from errina officials of the Respondents No.2 & 3 so as to minimize the effect of losses alreadv caused to the State Exchequer; Issue a v»'rit in the nature of prohlbition restrainin^ the Respondents No.2 & 3 from taking any steps, ictions or measures which can or may cause losses to the State Exchequer and to initiate a fuil scate enquiry/investigation by an. independent and impartlal agency/body such as C'BI so that t'ne erring officials and the private-part.les hav'sng nexus with them are prosscuted In accordance with law. Issue any other writ that t'nis Hon'ble Court may deem flt in the interest of justice to ensure that the interest of the generai pubiic ars adequately Drotected and no Turther iosses are caused to the State Exchequer for reasons set out in detailed in this petition. Hon'ble Court deem fit and proper in the interest of justice. -he petltioners, in suGstance, are aiieging commission of irreaularrtles by respondents No. 2 & 3 in av/ardlng contracts for transportation of coal. 1^'k. '% h'- l';^3S<''.E- ''^,. .^,'!^' For ascertaining the correctness of the aiteoations uirv wouid be necessary. Such a 'fact flnding enquiry' cannot be conducted in the writ Droceedings under Articie 226 of the Constitutlon of ind'; (S) In this view of the matter, we are of the oplnion that it wouid be appropriate tor the petitioners, if they so desire, to sproach the Central Via'lance Commission or oinei competent a', matter for redressal of their arievances Droiected in the 'writ petitlon. (6) Vtfith the above observation, the wrst petition standi (7) The securlty amount of Rs.2000.''-,deposited by- the petitioners be refunded to them. nimmi Sd/- Chief Justice Judge '^ Sd/- Dhirendra Mishra Judge !i«»li....."!