Kamlesh Kumar v. South Eastern Coalfield Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Saraipali Open Cast Project; SECL Korba; land oustee employment; Rehabilitation Policy of 1991; Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy of Coal India Limited 2012; less than 2 acres; accrued right; policy on date of land acquisition; Pyarelal vs. South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.; WPC No. 3076 of 2016; Article 21; Articles 14 and 15 Constitution of India; quashing of rejection orders; direction to consider claims within 45 days; award dated 06.09.2007; 856 land oustees; Land Acquisition Proceeding Case No. 10A/82/200405; High Court of Chhattisgarh; Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey; writ petitions disposed 15/01/2025
What did the court decide?
All the writ petitions disposed of by common order: SECL rejection orders (if any) against the petitioners quashed; SECL/respondents directed to consider the petitioners' claims for rehabilitation/employment strictly in light of Pyarelal (supra), i.e. under the policy applicable on the date of acquisition of their lands, within 45 days of receipt of a copy of the order; no costs.