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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, 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.

+ W.P.(C) 16002/2022& CM APPL. 11766/2025 COL A. K. ARORA (RETD.) & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Sonia A. Menon, Advocate.

versus DIRECTORATE GENERAL RESETTLEMENT & ANR. .....Respondents Through: 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.

+ W.P.(C) 10136/2025& CM APPL. 42178-80/2025 COL IRSHANJIT SINGH KOHLI RETD .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Shweta Bharti, Mr. Shantanu Malik, Mr. Jyoti Kumar Chaudhary, Ms. Yashodhara B. Roy, Ms. Darshita Sethia and Ms. Prakarti Shrivastava, 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.

+ W.P.(C) 10830/2025& CM APPL. 44782-83/2025 BRIG RETD SANDEEP KALA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jai Sahai Endlaw, Advocate.

versus DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF RESETTLEMENT DGR & ANR. .....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.

+ W.P.(C) 11005/2025& CM APPL. 45318-19/2025 COL. SAURABH BHARDWAJ (RETD.) & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Gautam Swarup, Mr. Ankur Das, Mr. Rudra Deoshthali, and Ms. Sakshi Pandey, Advocates.

versus DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF RESETTLEMENT & 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.

+ W.P.(C) 11011/2025& CM APPL. 45358-60/2025 COL NA