IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Debangsu Basak

And

The Hon’ble Justice Prasenjit Biswas

FMA 501 of 2025

Eastern Coalfields Limited

Vs.

DPSC Limited & Ors.

For the Appellant : Mr. Tilak Kumar Bose, Ld. Sr. Advocate

Ms. Akanhsha Mukherjee, Advocate

Mr. Nilankan Banerjee, Advocate

For the Writ Petitioners/ : Mr. Anirban Ray, Ld. Sr. Advocate Respondent Nos.1 & 2 Mr. Kaushik Chowdhury, Advocate

Mr. Bratin Kumar Dey, Advocate

Ms. Shreya Saria, Advocate

Ms. Anjana Banerjee, Advocate

Mr. Subhankar Banerjee, Advocate

Hearing & Judgment on : August 7, 2025

DEBANGSU BASAK, J.:-

1. Appeal is directed against a judgment and order dated January 27,

2025 passed in WPA 2134 (W) of 2012.

2. Appeal is at the behest of the Eastern Coalfields Limited.

3. Learned Senior Advocate appearing for the appellant submits that,

appellant entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the writ petitioners/respondent no.1 for supply of coal for a period of six

months in respect of a thermal power plant. He submits that, the respondent no.1 controls two units of thermal power plants. Only one unit is involved in the present case, namely, Chinakuri thermal power plan