Smt. Lalita v. South Eastern Coalfield, Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court (Bilaspur) order dated 11.08.2025 in WPS No. 1974 of 2023, Smt. Lalita v. South Eastern Coalfield Ltd. and SECL officials (Baikunthpur Area / Churcha Colliery), Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad: petition disposed of as infructuous after SECL informed the Court that the petitioner had been granted dependent compassionate appointment by order dated 05.06.2024; documents filed by SECL taken on record. Keywords: compassionate appointment, dependent appointment, SECL, coalfields, infructuous, service matter, Koriya.
What did the court decide?
Since the petitioner's grievance has been redressed by the grant of dependent compassionate appointment, the writ petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. ¶¶24