IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAVI MALIMATH, CHIEF JUSTICE &

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VISHAL MISHRA th ON THE 24 OF APRIL, 2024 WRIT PETITION No. 8355 of 2024 BETWEEN:-

1. NATHU RAM KORI S/O SHRI DASHRATH PRASAD KORI, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, OCCUPATION:

GOVT. SERVANT CIVIL WARD NO. 10 KHAJRI MOHALLA DAMOH DISTRICT DAMOH (MADHYA PRADESH)

2. LAKHAN LAL YADAV S/O SHRI KILLAI YADAV, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED GOVERNMENT SERVANT R/O CIVIL WARD NO. 09 KHAJRI MOHALLA DAMOH DISTRICT DAMOH (MADHYA PRADESH)

3. SMT. DASODA @ GULAB RANI W/O LATE SHRI GANPAT PATEL, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED EMPLOYEE R/O GAURI SHANKAR WARD NO. 1 CHHAPAR MOHALLA STATION PATHARIYA DISTRICT DAMOH (MADHYA PRADESH)

4. BALBEER DHIMAR S/O SHRI BALRAM DHIMAR, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED GOVERNMENT SERVANT R/O BHAGAT SINGH WARD NO. 25 NEAR RAILWAY MANDIR BINA DISTRICT SAGAR (MADHYA PRADESH)

5. PRAKASH SINGH S/O SHRI DHARAM PAL SINGH, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED LINEMAN R/O VILLAGE AND POST MAGRON TEHSIL BATIYAGARH DISTRICT DAMOH (MADHYA PRADESH)

6. SHYAMBIHARI PATHAK S/O LATE SHRI SUNDARLAL PATHAK, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED EMPLOYEE R/O NAYA BAZAR NO. 5 NEAR NARSINGH MANDIR Signature Not Verified Signed by: PARITOSH KACHHIYANA ROAD DAMOH DISTRICT DAMOH (MADHYA PRADESH)

7. IRTIZA KHAN D/O LATE SHRI MURTIZA KHAN, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCCUPATION: RETIRED EMPLOYEE R/O GADHI MOHALLA BAJARIYA WARD NO. 1 DAMOH DISTRICT DAMOH (MADHYA PRADESH)

.....PETITIONERS (BY SHRI RAJNEESH GUPTA - ADVOCATE)

AND

1. MADHYA PRADESH POORVA KHESTRA VIDYUT VITARAN COMPANY LTD. THROUGH CHAIRMAN CUM MANAGING DRIECTOR SHAKTI BHAWAN RAMPUR JABALPUR DISTRICT JABALPUR (MADHYA PRADESH)

2. CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER MADHYA PRADESH POORVA KHESTRA VIDYUT VITARAN COMPANY LTD. BLOCK NO. 7 SHAKTI BHAWAN RAMPUR JABALPUR DISTRICT JABALPUR (MADHYA PRADESH)

3. CHIEF ENGINEER (SAGAR REGION) APPELLATE AUTHORITY MADHYA PRADESH POORVA KHESTRA VIDYUT VITARAN COMPANY LTD.

SAGAR DISTRICT SAGAR (MADHYA PRADESH)

4. SUPERINTENDANT ENGINEER MADHYA PRADESH POORVA KHETRA VIDYUT VITRAN COMPANY LTD. DAMOH CIRCLE SAGAR DISTRICT SAGAR (MADHYA PRADESH)

5. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER MADHAY PRADESH POORVA KSHETRA VIDYUT VITRAN COMPANY LTD. SOUTH DIVISON/NORTH DIVISION DAMOH DISTRICT DAMOH (MADHYA PRADESH)

6. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER MADHYA PRADESH POORVA KSHETRA VIDYUT VITARAN COMPANY LTD. BINA DIVISION DISTRICT SAGAR (MADHYA PRADESH)

.....RESPONDENTS This petition coming on for orders this day, Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravi Signature Not Verified Signed by: PARITOSH Malimath, Chief Justice passed the following:

ORDER

Learned counsels for the parties submit that the question of law that arises for consideration in this petition is covered by the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP (C) No. 8219 of 2020 (Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited and another vs. S.R. Ramchandran & others) dated 11.07.2023. Hence, they plead that this petition be also disposed off on the same terms.

In view of the submission made, the petition is disposed off in terms of the aforesaid judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court.

However, it is noticed that there are various defaults as pointed out by the Registry including non-payment of deficit court fees. In the larger interest of justice, the defaults except court fee are overruled.

The petitioners to submit the deficit Court fees, as demanded by the Registry. Only after the deficit court fees has been paid, the certified copy be issued and the order will be uploaded and not until then.

(RAVI MALIMATH) (VISHAL MISHRA)

CHIEF JUSTICE JUDGE PK Signature Not Verified Signed by: PARITOSH