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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Reserved on: 19^th September, 2025

Pronounced on: 23^rd December, 2025

+ W.P.(C) 4384/2020 & CM APPL. 15780/2020, 11896/2024,

19921/2025, 7939/2025

COL. LAXMI NARAYAN (RETD.) & ORS. .....Petitioners

Through: Mr. Gautam Swarup, Mr. Ankur Das,

Mr. Rudra Deoshthali, and Ms. Sakshi

Pandey, Advocates.

versus

COAL INDIA LIMITED & ORS. .....Respondents

Through: Mr. Atma Ram N. S. Nadkarni, Senior

Advocate with Mr. Harsh Parthak, Ms. Shaveta Mahajan, Mr. Mohit Choubey, Ms. Deepti Arya Mr. Salvador Santosh Rebello & Mr. Aditya Nema,

Advocates for Coal India Ltd.

Ms. Radhika Bishwajit Dubey, CGSC with Ms. Gurleen Kaur Waraich, Mr. Kritarth Upadhyay, Mr. Vivek Sharma, Ms. Aprajita Verma, Mr. Mathy Kutty & Mr. Saksham Sharma, Advocates along with Mr. Sanjay Pal, GP for

DGR.

Mr. Shashank Dixit, CGSC with Mr. Kunaj Raj & Ms. Charu Khandelwal,

Advocates for UOI.

+ W.P.(C) 5237/2020& CM APPL. 18873/2020

COL. YASHPAL SINGH SINDHU RETD & ORS......Petitioners

Through: Mr. Kaushal Yadav, Adv. for

petitioner no.1 and 3

versus COAL INDIA LIMITED & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Atma Ram N. S. Nadkarni, Senior Advocate with Mr. Harsh Parthak, Ms. Shaveta Mahajan, Mr. Mohit Choubey