HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE CHHATTISGARH: _B;!LA§RUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM : HON’BLE SHRI SR. NAYAK, CJ & HON’BLE SHRI V.K. SHRIVASTAVA, J. W.P. No. 622 of 2002 Balco Officers Association Through iISIPresident Shri 8.8. Baghel Balconagar, Distt‘ Kcrba (CG) .“e‘ :94“, v_ER§U§ ‘I, Union of India ES PONDENTS Through the Secretary, Central ‘Bnard of Direct Taxes, North Block New Delhi. ‘ 2. Bharat Aluminium Co. Ltd, Thrcugh Its Managing Director ‘Baloonagar, Distt. Korba (CG) Present : Shri PIS. Koshy, learned counsel forthe petitioner. Shri lndia/respondentNo. Amit Chaudhar% t learned Standing Counsel for Unicn of Shri Prashant Jayaswal, learned Sri Advocate with Shri Sankalp Jaiswal, learned counsel for respondent No.2. W.P. No. 2685 of 2001 Present: Shri Sanjay K, Agrawal, learned counsel forthe petitioner , Shri Amit Chaudhariélearned Standing Counsel for Union of lndia/respondent No. 1'. w.P. No. 717 of 2002”" 1. NMDIC Officers Association Through : Its Executive Member PETITIONERS Sri KP. Vijayan, S/o KP Paramesnwaran Pillai aged about 58 years, R/o Quarter Type 3/115, BIOP Deposit No. 5 Bacheli, R 'PETITIONERS 1. .Coal Mines officers association of , through Sri‘ RN. Mukhopadhaya, President, S.E,C,L. Branch, Bilaspur 2.: ’Shri RN. Mukhopadhyay S/o. Late I GP; Mukhopadhyay, Legal \ , S.EIC,L. Bilaspur(C.Gi) VERSUS RESPONDENTS 1. Union of lndia; Through Central Board of Direct Taxes, North Block New Delhi 2. Coal India Limited, Through 10 Chairman, 10 Netaji Subhash Road, Kolkata 3. South Eastern Coalfields Limited through through Chairm-cum—Managing Director, Seepat Road, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) Distt. Dante‘wada, Chhattisgarh S K M S, Through its Executive Member Sri T J Shankar Rao B I O P Deposit No.5 M M W U, (Meta! Mines Workers Union) Through : Its Exeoutive Member J K Shrivastava‘ BIOP Deposit No5, Bacheli Bacheli,'Distt. Dantewada, Chhattisgarh v Distt. Dantewada, ChhattiSgarh VERSUS RESPONDENTS Union of india Through Joint Secretary, Govt of india Ministry of Finance Deptt of Revgmr‘e North Block New Deihi Central Board of Direct Taxes, Through [is Charman North Block New Delhi Commissroner Income Tax Raipur The . Chairman Natronal Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. 10-3-311/A Castle Hills Masab Tank Hyderabad ‘ Presen! , Shi’l P S KOShy, learned COUHSBI for the petmOHerS Shri Amit Chaud an learned Standing Counsel for Union of lndia/respondents . 1 a 2. W.P. No.604 of 2002 ETITIONERS 1. Rashtriya Taap Vidyut Karmachari Sangh, Reg. Nor 2832 through its General Secretary Mohammad Rizwan, S/o Late Fakir Mohmmad, aged about 48 years, R/o 3-1365, Krishna Vihar, N.T.P.C. Jamnipali, Korba, Tahsil & District Korba (C.G.) V.C. Ottalwar, S/o Shri CM. Ottalwar, aged 58 years, President) Rashtriya Taap Vidyut ,‘Karmachari Sangh, Korba, R/o Tilak Nagar, Bilaspur (CG) VERSUS “ ' ' BmE§£9J!.Q§&I§ Union of lndia Through. its Secretary, Ministry of - Finance, New Delhi-1 1 0001 Central Board of Direct Taxes Government of lridra, Ministry of Fmance Department of Revenue New Delhi through its Secretary “National Thermal Power Corporation of ‘ india, N.,T.P.C. Bhawan, Scope Complex, Joint Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises, Government of lndia, C.G.O. 2; i Lodhi Road, New Delhi — 110 O33 Complex, godh’i Road, New Delhi. Present : Shri V C Ottalwar learned counsel for the petitioners Shri Amrt Chaudhari learned Standing Counsel for Union of India/respondents No 1 2 and 4 Shn P S Koshy, learned counsel for respondent No.3. P ”3/ 3MB. No.633 'of ZQQ"; PETITIONER Steel Workers Union (INTUC), Reg. N0. 231 ‘ through its General Secretary Gajendra Singh, S/o Late Shri SN Singh, aged about 56 years, R/o QNo‘ S—A, Street 13, Sectar 6, Bhilai District — Durg (C,G.) VERSUS Union of India Through its Secretary, Minisiryakekef Finance, New Delhi-1 10001 Centrai Board of Direct Taxes, Government of india, Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue, New ”Delhi through its‘Secretary Chairman, Steel Authority of indie Limited, ispat Bhawan, Lodhi Road, New Deihi 110003 Managing Director, Bhiiai‘Steei Piant, Bhiiai District Durg‘(C.G.) RESPONDENTS 4. Present: Shri Vic. Ottaiwar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shrl Amit Chaudhari, learned Standing Counsel for Union of indie/reepondents Nb\1 ,2 and 4, W.P. No.675 of 2002 i DWJ "PETiTJOhnI' «Rs 1. N. M. D.C. Officers Association Through : its Secretary, Sri Kapii Thapar, Slo Sri A M Thapar, aged about 42 years BIOP Depoelt No. 14, Kirandui, Distt, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh g. N M D C Supervisors Association Through its President Sri i D Mishra, S/o Late Sri R N Mishra, Deposit N014 Kirahdui, Distt Dantewada, Chhattisgarh Metal Mine Workers Union (INTUC) Through : its Secretary, Sri Sukoo Ram Kashyap Slo Late Nadi Ram aged about 48 years, Deposit No.14 Kirandui, Distti Dantewada, Chhattisgarh Samyukta Khadan Mazdoor Sangh (AITUC) NMDC Deposit N014 Kirandui, Distt. Dantewada, Chhattisgam Through : its General Secretary Sri R D C, P Rao VERSUS RESPONDENTS 1. Union of india Through : Joint Secretary, Govt of india Ministry of Finance, Deptt. of Revenue, North Block New/Delhi 2. Central Board of Direct Taxes, Through”: its Chairman North Block New Delhi 3, Commissioner, income Tax, Raipur - Chhattisgarh 4. The Chairman, National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd‘ 10-361 1 IA Castle Hills Masab Tank Hyderabad. Present : ri PS. Koshy, learned counsel for the petitioners Shri Amit Chauari, lened Standing Counsel for Union of clh ar India/respondents No‘ 1 & 2. ORAL ORDER C {Passed on WWW 15 November, 2006) The following oral order of the ourt was passed by $.R. NAYAK, CJ . Learned counsel appearing for all the parties would suié’n’iyit that the point that arises for decision-making in this batch of writ petitions is squarely covered by the decision of the n'ble Supreme Court in the case of Aurn Kumar & Others Vs. Union of india & Ore}. in View of the above joint submission mae by learned counsel appearing forthe parties, these writ petitions are\disposed of in terms of the above judgment of te Hon'ble Supreme Court. No costs. Sh Ho d h Vijay Kumar Shrivastava‘ Sd/ . ' _ Judge Ctuef Justtce 1, JT 2006(1 2) SC 121