South Eastern Coalfields SLP Directed to Samadhan Samaroh

Authority: Supreme Court of India

Order Date: 28-07-2026

Case Overview

• Petitioners: South Eastern Coalfields Limited & Others (SLP(C) Nos. 27967/2025, 29773/2025, 27042/2025, 11351/2026).
• Respondent: Vinod Kumar Koushik.
• Origin: Appeals against the impugned final judgment and order dated 12-02-2025 passed by the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur in WA No. 103/2025.
• Counsel for petitioners, Mr. Parijat Kishore (Advocate on Record), proposed referring the matter to a Samadhan Samaroh for amicable settlement.
• The bench comprised Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh.

Final Outcome

• The Court ordered that the matter be placed before a Samadhan Samaroh to be organized in this Court on 21st, 22nd and 23rd August 2026.
• No further substantive directions were issued pending the outcome of the Samadhan Samaroh.

Topics: Legal Settlement, Coal Industry