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CASE NO.:

Appeal (civil) 5451 of 2005

PETITIONER:

Central Coalfields Ltd.

RESPONDENT:

State of Jharkhand & Ors.

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 01/09/2005

BENCH:

C.K. Thakker & P.K. Balasubramanyan

JUDGMENT:

J U D G M E N T

(Arising out of S.L.P (c) No. 6374 of 2002)

WITH

CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 5454.and 5452./2005

(Arising out of SLP (c) Nos. 6422 & 6465 of 2002)

C.K. Thakker, J.

Special leave granted.

The present appeals arise out of common judgment and

order passed by the High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi on

January 25, 2002 in Letters Patent Appeal Nos. 462, 472 and 473

of 2001. By the said order, the Division Bench of the High Court

dismissed intra court appeals filed by the appellant herein

confirming the orders passed by the learned Single Judge.

To appreciate the controversies raised in the present group

of appeals, few facts in the first matter (Central Coal Fields

Limited v. State of Jharkhand & Others) may be noted.

The appellant Central Coal Field Limited (’Company’ for

short) is a Government Company within the meaning of