Chhattisgarh High Court
WP/256/2001 of BHARAT LAL AGNIHOTRI Vs COAL INDIA LTD.and ORS on 24 December 2014
CSyURT OF JUDICATURE AT 3IL<-.;;PUR (GG)(; .'•(;.'. . " . . i W.P.NO. ^Jt? /2QQ1 PETITlOtUR 31'iaratlal AgnihQfcr.t, s/.o Late shri H.L. Agnihoeri, aged about 46 years, presentlv posted as foreman Incharge. telectrical), South Sasbern coalfields Limited, Headquarter_s 3ilaspur,
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^IIN THE HIGH CSyURT OF JUDICATURE AT 3IL<-.;;PUR(GG)(;"IIN THE HIGH CSyURT OF JUDICATURE AT 3IL<-.;;PUR(GG)(;".'•(;.'.. ..iW.P.NO. ^Jt?/2QQ1PETITlOtUR31'iaratlal AgnihQfcr.t,s/.o Late shriH.L. Agnihoeri,aged about 46 years,presentlv posted as foreman Incharge.telectrical),South Sasbern coalfieldsLimited, Headquarter_s3ilaspur,DJ.st - Bilaspur(M.».)iW.P.NO. ^Jt?/2QQ1PETITlOtUR31'iaratlal AgnihQfcr.t,s/.o Late shriH.L. Agnihoeri,aged about 46 years,presentlv posted as foreman Incharge.telectrical),South Sasbern coalfieldsLimited, Headquarter_s3ilaspur,DJ.st - Bilaspur(M.».)VERSUSRESfONDEIITS1.''coal India Limited,'.A Govt of India Undertsking.through its chatrman,Nefcaji Suohash' P.cad,calcutta (V.3.);.A Govt of India Undertsking.through its chatrman,Nefcaji Suohash' P.cad,calcutta (V.3.);2.^.aouth Eastern coalf.i.eias Ltd., Eastern coalf.i.eias Ltd., coalf.i.eias Ltd., Ltd.,Through its cbairrnan-cum-Managlng its cbairrnan-cum-Managlng cbairrnan-cum-ManaglngDlrector,Seepart Road, Bilaspur Road, Bilaspur BilaspurD-Lstricc - silaspur - silaspur silaspur(CG)Through its cbairrnan-cum-Managlng its cbairrnan-cum-Managlng cbairrnan-cum-ManaglngDlrector,Seepart Road, Bilaspur Road, Bilaspur BilaspurD-Lstricc - silaspur - silaspur silaspur(CG)^^i-T''-,•'-^•?1..••3.''chief aeneral Manager, aeneral Manager, Manager,--^•?1..••3.''chief aeneral Manager, aeneral Manager, Manager,-^^^•""& Adninlstrat.lon)
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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPURSINGLE BENCH
HON'BLE SHRI NAVIN SINHA, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE
Writ Petition No. 256 of 2001
PETITIONERS
PETITIONERSBharatlal Agnihotri (Dead) Through hisLRs Smt. Shubha Agnihotri & Others.VERSUSRESPOJiDENTSCoal India Limited & Others.
PETITION UNDERARTICLE 226/227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
Appearance: Shri Animesh Verma, for the Petitioner.Shri Vinod Deshmukh, Advocate for the Respondents.
OR D E R
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1. htgiar&dfeSasSrfor the Petitiorier SfiBtBBe fiaspondents. IA No. 4 for^utsf|stitution of the originalPetitioner whois stafafl rtohave diedon18.04.2012 by his (^gia|nH^u-s,j;^®(towed.IA No. 5, for CQBHgjHation ofdelay-^ s^>fG-in bringing legal heiry.p^rgc^lljs'also allowed. Let their names be addedin the cause title accaEltfll^"t^t:?yli"fMI.iii^^Jt^i''"%«£
2. Learned counselJEBSMstB&jBHoner submits that he was appointed asForeman Grade-B)ni|the3West^'j)®balfieldsLimited in the year 1974. Aftercompletion of training'feBoweffi^rbonfirmation, he earned his first incrementin the year 1976 and became eligible to be considered for the next highergrade of Foreman Grade-A in the year 1979. His juniors were promoted inthe year 1980 but the Petitioner was denied consideration on the groundthat he did not possess supervisory certificate of competency valid formines issued by the Madhya Pradesh Licensing Boyrd (Electrical), Bhopal.He represented against the same when ultimately he was promoted on20.04.1989.In1993,theRespondentsissuedacircularinvitingrepresentations for any anomalies in the gradation list. Pursuant to therepresentation filed by the Petitioner and others a formal general order was ^'^^^^'•ss^'^;^:;". .^:^-i:;??';5iSS.-
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issued on 01.04.1996. The Petitioner was granted notional seniority uptoT&S Grade-A from the due date with notional fixation but without arrears ofmonetarybenefits.Inthis writ application,LearnedCounselfor thePetitionersubmitsthatheconfinesthegrievancetonon-grantofconsequential monetary benefits pursuant to fixation of notional seniorityfrom the due date. It is fairiy acknowledged that the original Petitioner hasexpiredon 18.04.2012.
S.Learned Counsel for the Respondents ,has opposed the applicationsubmitting inordinate delay.
4. NotioBgi^ifia|fi,wSs!!gi"aF)f&d tijaBNS^Ieased Petitioner on 01.04.1996,wi1||ia3§specific condition that no monetary beh8f|^,i|would be given. TheiBenial of retrospectiy&.ragR^t^ryfbenefits was not aVBiUwus cause ofaction from month"fi^:|r)%nitti;|[t iyalary. In the latter case, the cause ofaction would accrue ftEiIftgiWffJSWh to another every time when salary wasdenied. The present W^S.^MSB fbr payment of arrears in lump sum. Inother words, it was,-aS:iT8iifflgsfii%itti., The limitation for enforcement of thesame would be a p8risSi330i;Ucee"years from 01.04.1996. Mere filing ofrepresentations canndt B^ sijfficient explanation for delay unless legalremedy was being pursued. The institution of the writ petition for that reliefin the year 2001was thereforebeyondperiodof three years.Theextraordinary jurisdiction could not have been invoked when even a moneysuit would have been barred for the claim. The Petitioner have themselvesto be blame for not having been vigilant in protection and enforcement ofrights.
5.1n conclusion, the writ application is dismissed.
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ActingChiefJustice
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