.-4.. ;-L.^^'^V^"0-^ IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR WRIT PETITION No«2.SS'^ OF •95 Sub Area Manager^ South Eastern Coalfields Ltd» Ban^i. Colliery^PO Banki Mongra Dlstt»Bilaspur •M^P^ «» FETITIONER VERSUS 1. Srl Tilak Ram, S/o« Sri Chhaher Sai» Qr<.No»5/3^Gun3tdevQ Colony, Bankimogra^PO Bankimongra^ Distt<,Bilasp^r<» 2* Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central) aBilaspziTo ,<> RESPONDENTS PETITION UNBiER ARTICLB 226 AND 227 OF THE-CONSTITUTIGN-OF~^a)IA .H1GH COU'Rl' Of CHHATTISOAKlIAr BILASPUR WRIT_PETrfIQN_No^2556_on995 PEnriONER : Sub Area Manager, South Eastem Coaffields Ltd. VERSUS RESPONDENTS : Sri Tilak Ram & another. Petition UaderArticle^26And 226 OfThe Constitution Oflndia S1S: lloii^le SIiri Satisti K. Agmiiotri, J, Present: Shri Vivek Vemia, Advocate vvith Shri P.S.Koshy, Advocate for fiie petitioner. None for ftie respondents. ORALORDER (Passed os 15al day of March, 2010) 1. The petitioner seeks to questio^n the legality and validity ofthe order dated 14.7.1995 (Aiinexure A//f6) passed by.the'respondent No. 2. whereby tlie Collecton Bilaspur, was directed to ensure recovery of gratuity ainount trom the pctitioner and payable to the respondent No. 1, Tilak Ram. Ex Security Guard, Banki Colliery. 2. . 'Noticc was issued on 01.08.1995. It appears fliat no step was thereafter taken by the petitioner. During the pendency of this petition, .as repoiled, the respondent No, 1 has died much prior to 06.07.2007. Even thereaften no step wa.s taken 011 the part ofthe petitioner to brmg the legal herrs ofthe respoBdent No. 1 on record. Thus, this petition stands abated a.nd is accordingly dismissed. 3. The Collector, Bilaspur may recover the amount as dii'ected vide order dated 14.7/1995 '(Amiexare A/6) aiid make payment to the legal heirs, if any, ofthe deceased rcspondent No. 1. F Sd/- SatishK.Agnihotri Judge Anut