COL. LAXMI NARAYAN (RETD.) & ORS. vs COAL INDIA LIMITED & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 19th September, 2025 Pronounced on: 23rd 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 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:SHIWANI NEGI W.P.(C) 4384/2020 and connected matters Page 1 of 104 Signing Date:23.12.2025 20:19:25 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, Advoca