2025:CGHC:31148 AFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 1045 of 2020 Order Reserved on 19.06.2025 Order Pronounced on 08.07.2025

1 - Sudarshan Sethy S/o Shri Raghu Sethy Aged About 50 Years Working As Data Entry Operator Grade C, Personnel Department, Bishrampur Area, O/o General Manager, Bisrampur Area, R/o Bisrampur, Post Office Bisrampur, District - Surajpur Chhattisgarh., District : Surajpur, Chhattisgarh ---Petitioner Versus

1 - South Eastern Coalfields Limited, Through The Chairman Cum Managing Director, S E C L, Having Its Office At Seepat Road, P O S E C L, Bilaspur 495006 (C G) Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District :

Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

2 - The Director - Personnel, S E C L, Having Its Office At Seepat Road, P O S E C L, Bilaspur 495006 (C G) Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

3 - General Manager, Bisrampur Area, S E C L, Bisrampur, P. O. Bisrampur, District - Surajpur Chhattisgarh., District : Surajpur, Chhattisgarh

4 - Area Personnel Manager, Bisrampur Area, S E C L, Bisrampur, P. O. Bisrampur, District - Surajpur Chhattisgarh., District : Surajpur, Chhattisgarh --- Respondents WPS No. 10265 of 2019

1 - Sudarshan Sethy S/o Shri Raghu Sethy Aged About 50 Years Working As Data Entry Operator Grade C Personnel Department Bishrampur Area , O/o General Manager , Bisrampur Area , R/o Bisrampur, P.O. Bisrampur , District Surajpur Chhattisgarh....(Petitioner), District : Surajpur, Chhattisgarh --- Petitioner versus

1 - South Eastern Coalfields Limited Through The Chairman Cum Managing Director, Secl Having Its Office At Seepat Road, Po Secl Bilaspur 495006 Chhattisgarh Bilaspur District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh...

(Respondent), District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

2 - The Director Personnel Secl Having Its Office At Seepat Road, Po Secl Bilaspur 495006 Chhattisgarh Bilaspur , District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh...

(Respondents), District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

3 - General Manager Bisrampur Area, Secl, Bisrampur, P.S. Bisrampur , District Surajpur Chhattisgarh...(Respondent), District : Surajpur, Chhattisgarh

4 - Area Personnel Manager Bisrampur Area, Secl Bisrampur , P.O. Bisrampur , District Surajpur Chhattisgarh., District : Surajpur, Chhattisgarh

5 - Smt. Maheshwari Amaria (St) Data Entry Operator Grade B Secl Kusmunda Chhattisgarh., Chhattisgarh

6 - Ku. Nan Bai (Sc) Data Entry Operator Grade B Secl Cws Korba Chhattisgarh.

7 - Ram Prasad Kurrey (Sc) Data Entry Operator Secl Kusmunda Chhattisgarh...

8 - Prakash Ramteke (Sc) Data Entry Operator Grade B Secl Raigarh Chhattisgarh...(Respondent), District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh

9 - Prahlad Singh Palkra (St) Data Entry Operator Grade B Secl Dipka Chhattisgarh...(Respondent), Chhattisgarh

10 - Sobha Singh Kanwar (St) Data Entry Operator Grade B Secl Dipka Chhattisgarh...(Respondent), Chhattisgarh

11 - Bhuneshwar Prasad (Sc) Data Entry Operator Grade B Secl Gevra Chhattisgarh...(Respondent), Chhattisgarh

12 - Jawahar (St) Data Entry Operator Grade B Secl Bhatgaon Chhattisgarh...(Respondent), Chhattisgarh

13 - H.P. Dhruv (St) Data Entry Operator Grade B Secl Baikunthpur Chhattisgarh...(Respondent), Chhattisgarh

14 - Santosh Kumar (Sc) Data Entry Operator Grade B Secl Gevra Chhattisgarh...(Respondent), Chhattisgarh

15 - Murlidhar Chouhan (Sc) Data Entry Operator Grade B Secl Gevra Chhattisgarh...(Respondent), Chhattisgarh

16 - Raka (St) Data Entry Operator Grade B Secl Bhatgaon Chhattisgarh...

17 - Gorelal Lader (Sc) Data Entry Operator Grade B Secl Bhatgaon Chhattisgarh...(Respondent), Chhattisgarh

18 - Lal Singh (St) Data Entry Operator Grade B Secl Kusmunda Chhattisgarh...(Respondent), Chhattisgarh 19 - Ram Kumar (Sc) Data Entry Operator Grade B Secl Headquarters Bilaspur Chhattisgarh...(Respondent), District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh --- Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Ravi Bhagat, Advocate.

For Respondent/SECL : Mr. Vaibhav Shukla & Ms. Shrejal Gupta, Advocate.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi

C A V Order

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