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Sri Sai Coke Industries v. Central Coalfields Ltd. And Ors.

Jharkhand HC1 Apr 2026WPC/471/2011

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Refund of 20% increased basic price; notified price; linked quantity of coal; period November 2006 to April 2008; amount deducted in CCL Collieries at e-auction rate; interest from date of deposit till actual payment; Central Coalfields Limited (CCL); Coal India Ltd and others v. M/s Rahul Industries and others; SLP (Civil) No. 21888 of 2012; Civil Appeal No. 11793 of 2025; 2025 SCC OnLine 1963; writ petition dismissed as covered by Supreme Court judgment; Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi; Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi; W.P.(C) No. 471 of 2011.

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Sri Sai Coke Industries Vs Central Coalfields Ltd. And Ors. — Jharkhand HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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2026:JHHC:9365

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI

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W.P.(C) No. 471 of 2011

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Sri Sai Coke Industries, having its Unit situated at Village Demotand, PO and PS Demotand, District Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, through its partner Amar Singh, son of late G.S. Singh, resident of Cemetery Road, Professor Colony, PO and PS Hazaribagh, District Hazaribagh…… …. .... Petitioner(s)

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-- Versus --

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1.Central Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, Darbhanga House, PS Kotwali, District Ranchi, through its Chairman Cum Managing Director

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2.The Chairman Cum Managing Director, Central Coalfields Limited, Darbhanga House, PS Kotwali, District Ranchi

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3.The General Manager, (Sales and Marketing), Central Coalfields Limited, Darbhanga House, P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi

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4.The Deputy Chief Sales Manager (RS) Sales and Marketing Division, Central Coalfields Limited, Darbhanga House, P.S. Kotwali, District Ranchi

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5.The SOM (RS) Sales and Marketing Division, Central Coalfields Limited, Darbhanga House, PS Kotwali, District Ranchi

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…… ….. .... Respondents

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI

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For the Petitioner(s) :- Mr. Mukesh Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Resp.-CCL :- Mr. Anoop Kumar Mehta, Advocate ----

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6 /01.04.2026 Heard Mr. Mukesh Kumar Sinha, the learned counsel for

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the petitioner and Mr. Anoop Kumar Mehta, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent -Central Coalfields Limited (CCL).

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The prayer in this writ petition is made for commanding

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upon the respondent Central Coalfields Limited /CCL to refund the

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1 W.P.(C) No. 434 of 2011

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2026:JHHC:9365

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petitioner the 20 % increased basic price having charged/ paid in excess of the notified price of the linked quantity of coal for the period November, 2006 to April, 2008 together with the amount deducted in CCL Collieries at e-auction rate together with the interest to be calculated from the date of deposit till the date of actual payment.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondent CCL jointly submit that the subject matter was before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition (SLP) (Civil) No.21888 of 2012 subsequently which has been registered as Civil Appeal No.11793 of 2025 and the said appeal was preferred by Coal India Ltd and others against M/s Rahul Industries and others reported in 2025 SCC OnLine 1963 whereby the order of the High Court has been set aside and the appeal has been allowed meaning thereby, 20% is not to be refunded by the CCL to the coal consumers.

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In light of the above order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, there is nothing to be decided in the present writ petition and the case of the petitioner is covered in light of the said judgment.

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As such, this writ petition is dismissed.

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( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.)

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Dated : 01.04.2026 SI/

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