^ .^•"r"rBTe: n'i < i A; s U^>¥^>^4s^s^ ^^|'S^^?^~al COR^M^ HON'BLE SHRI ^°ASDXSH'BHAI MUN i K. •• -^ • Wrji_Petition,Na,_7227 of 2007 'STiT!) Om Prakash Acircwai, S/o Shri Aiiani xam AgrawaS, agsa QDOUT OU i s W^i •i",-.^ AA/^ r^?*- i 'i^'s'' }'i{';f S ^rf'i'Si PraKash AorsMval & So'f.s HUF, tosjancsna Aianciir Koaa, CHAN&ftAF (M.S.) Coai india Limited, 10, Netaji OLibncsh Roaa, MiKatta - /UUUU1 throuoh its Chairman. South Ecstern Coaifieids Ltd., Sespat ftoaa, Bilaspur ihrough its Chairman-cuiTi-Mcnaging E)irector. fenerai Manaaer (SaM) South sasTarn t.oa!T;8'as LTO., seepar :i"ci,s/'-jis<a / £>iiui.sy.^r ^^••Hi'sU.^ iissy^Ai"nj Director (A'taf'ketlnnJ, Coal Inaia L.!m!Tso, lu, I'MSTau suisnasn "ioaa, i/^ji...-.A^ f\s,s rs \ •>^y''^UsU '^i'V.SS.^ Ssnerci Mancgsr (SAM). Coni j-naia L.imsTed, lu, i'-'ieTaji su&nasn r^^.^.^ y.-ii^^A- /1--SJ Ss "i iSyUU, iS.'^inU^U \yy »:-£9.j AA/s Aistui Junction Service Ltd., lara eenTre, "3 Jawanor LO! Ne^ru Road, Kolkatta Through its oenior »sne"ai wianaiier 5hn Va- -„„ M^-,—^ AV'U v?u-"isiy 'it oetition under Artici®226 of the Constitution of India Presenl- : Siiri teanindra Shrivsistcva, Senior Advocate witii Shri AKnussn uaipaT!, counssi ror rne peTirione". ^!*": D ^ l/^^,*,. ^.-,..,rt,-^i ^^^-,».*<^/>^:^^ ^^y, .,^.,^^^.^^^^4, iw;?;rar.t^. i<^^.2.i''y s,rf?w:-,-in.s^-i ^iL.ws-uf i-»ny i SL--S. jvr riis-.sy^.'ii-i^.ii i Nos. lto5 becauSe he hcd aoDear'ed in the identical marTer. -5- ssd on 07 6es«mb®r. I he toHowino orai o"der o~ trte ^ourt was oassed by l^cnDi^fj^iQi.sii ^nsiia.- ^e^. c.vl. rl@isp;3 lCiornsc cosjfissi TOF "tis D^fTiss. It has sesn submitted by Shrj Manindra Shrivastava. iearned sounsel aDDear'inc o" behaif of th®Betitionsr-ComDanv that the writ petitlon Is dlr^cte^ o-^ainst ths ord^r of blaskii^tin^ Qat©d 3 Octobe", 2007. It has bsen furthe" subiTiitl-ed that the oetitioner- Comsany hss besn siiackiisted on certain recommendaticns made bv resporide'm- No.5. It has aiso been su&fnittsd that no opportuni~y has been provided to the pstitioner-Company, thsrefore, learned cou'issi for ti'ie petitioner-Compariy alieges voiaticn of principies of ncturai Justice and reties o" decisiona reiiderecl in ,M.''s Emsiffn Q ChsmicQis Ltd. v. Sfate of West AlR 1973 SC 26& ond v. Union of Xndsa. AXR 1978 SC 597. Learned cou"ssi cppeurina fo" the porties Subm't thot thjs Tiatts" 5s saucrely covsred by ~he Judament of this Court, dc'ted 06-11-2007 passsei jn W.P.(C) No. 6529/2007 and this matter may alsc bs disposed cif in ths iigi'it of c&oye Judg'nent. On bsha'f of respondent iMos. 1 to 5, Shri P.S. Koshy, iearnad co'-nsa'. subiriitted that the Cuthorjtiss of 5.E.C.L. deemsd it fit that ths &'cc!<!istir)Q ccn o®done o" ths "scomi'iendatlons of resoondent No.6, •'tisrefore, oroe" datsd 03-10-2007 was passsd soainst the In the light of the fact thot no oppor'tunlty has been providec to the petitionsr-Company, therefcre, the writ petltion can be finaily disposed of, as suggestsd by Shri P.S. Koshy, tearned counsel for respondents No.l to 5. Accordinciy, the impugned orcer dated 03-10-2007, which suffers from iliegciily, is set aside only as far as ths pefiticnsr-Compcny is concerned, wjthout further making cny i r^j \^^/ 'Y; •^- ODServation on the merit of the matte" except that reosonabie opportunity shsuld have besn givsn to the petitioner-Company to defend itseif before passing of order of bSackiisting. It is onsn for the authorities of S.E.C.L. concernsd to afford an opportunity to the petitioner-Company in accordcmce with iaw and cecids ths nictte" expeditiousiy, if they so desire. Howevsr, on the basis of recommendations; the cuthorities of S.E.C.L. may proceed in the; ?ndt!ar; With ths aforescid obssrvation, the writ petition is djsposed Shri P.5. Koshv, iearned counsel for the pstitioner-Company shaii inform the suthorities of S.E.C.L.. concerned about this order. r-ioweve". it wouid be ose" for ths coi-inse! tor the Detitions"- ComDanv to f'le an sffidcvit ~o the axtend that tne writ Detition cnsllenging the impugned o"der da"sd 03-10-2007 has been dscided and the imDuqnsd ordsr has besn set asids in oresence of Shri P.S. Koshv, learned counsel for "esuondents No. i to5. L&ai-ned counsei for the ostitione" undertakes that the petitione?' wiii cocperate witn tha authorities concerned in any enquiry, if jnstituted. Sd/- ActmgChiefJustice Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge nimrr;]