Anil Sehrawat Vs Employees State Insurance… — Writ and Judicial Review | Chhattisgarh HC (2026)

Anil Sehrawat Vs Employees State Insurance… — Writ and Judicial Review | Chhattisgarh HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent No.2/appellate authority to decide the petitioner's appeal under Section 45AA of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, as early as possible, preferably within 60 days from receipt of a copy of the order; petitioner directed to cooperate with the appellate authority.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Court should direct respondent No.2/appellate authority (Regional Director, ESIC) to decide the petitioner's appeal, pending since 24.8.2023 against the order dated 15.5.2023 passed under Section 45AA of the ESI Act, 1948, within a stipulated period.

Court's answer

The petition was disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2/appellate authority to decide the petitioner's appeal under Section 45AA of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, as early as possible, preferably within 60 days from receipt of a copy of the order, and the petitioner was directed to cooperate with the appellate authority.

Ratio / Principle

Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, stand disposed of.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur (Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi, J.), by order dated 17.3.2026 in WPC No. 1142 of 2026, disposed of a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India filed by Anil Sehrawat seeking a limited relief: disposal of his appeal (memo Annexure-P/6 dated 24.8.2023) pending before the appellate authority/Regional Director, ESIC (respondent No.2), against the order dated 15.5.2023 (Annexure-P/5) passed by the Assistant Director (respondent No.3) under Section 45AA of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948. The Court, noting the respondents' submission that the appeal was under consideration, disposed of the petition directing the appellate authority to decide the appeal as early as possible, preferably within 60 days from receipt of a copy of the order, and directed the petitioner to cooperate with the appellate authority. Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, were also disposed of.

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2026:CGHC:12665

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

WPC No. 1142 of 2026

Anil Sehrawat S/o Shri Hardhyan Singh Aged About 59 Years Resident Of C-14 Garud Nagar Gevra Project Dipka District- Korba Chhattisgarh

... Petitioner

versus

1 - Employees State Insurance Corporation Through- Its Director General Panchdeep Bhawan Comrade Indrajeet Gupta (Cig) Marg New Delhi – 110002

2 - Regional Director Employees State Insurance Corporation Ltd Regional Office 107 Ram Nagar Raod Kota Raipur Chhattisgarh (Appellate Authority)

3 - Assistant Director Employees State Insurance Corporation Ltd Regional Office 107, Ram Nagar Road Kota Raipur Chhattisgarh

4 - Recovery Officer Employees State Insurance Corporation Ltd Regional Office 107, Ram Nagar Road Kota Raipur Chhattisgarh

5 - State Bank Of India Through Iss Branch Manager Gevra Project Branch Urja Nagar District- Korba Chhattisgarh

... Respondents

For Petitioner : Mr. Amrito Das, Advocate For Respondents : Mr. Anand Mohan Tiwari, Advocate

(Hon’ble Shri Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi)

Order on Board

17.3.2026

1. By way of filing this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks a limited relief for disposal of his appeal filed before the appellate authority/Regional Director, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Ltd., against the order order dated 15.5.2023 (Annexure-P/5) passed by Assistant Director/respondent No.3.

Digitally signed by BINI BINI PRADEEP PRADEEP Date: 2026.03.18 12:10:24 +0530

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2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the appeal has been filed by the petitioner against the order passed by respondent No.3/Assistant Director under Section 45AA of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948. He further submits that he has annexed the copy of memo of appeal as Annexure-P/6 dated 24.8.2023 and submits that the appeal has been filed before the appellate authority on 24.8.2023, but till date the same has not been decided. Hence, it is prayed that this petition may be disposed of directing respondent No.2/appellate authority to decide the appeal filed by the petitioner within stipulated period.

3. Learned counsel for the respondents 1 to 4 submits that the appeal filed by the petitioner is under consideration and the same shall be decided at the earliest.

4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record.

5. Having considered the contention put forth by the parties and also considering the limited prayer of the petitioner, this petition is disposed of at this stage, directing respondent No.2/appellate authority to decide the appeal filed by the petitioner under Section 45AA of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, as early as possible, preferably within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The petitioner is also directed to cooperate with the appellate authority.

6. With aforesaid observation and direction, this petition stands disposed

of.

7. Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, stands disposed of.

Sd/-

(Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi)

Judge

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