Authority: Supreme Court, Special Lok Adalat (Samadhan Samaroh)
Order Date: 22-08-2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: South Eastern Coalfields Limited & Ors.
- Respondent: Vinod Kumar Koushik.
- SLPs involved: C No. 27967/2025 (arising from impugned final judgment and order dated 12-02-2025 in WA No. 103/2025 of the High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur), along with SLP(C) Nos. 29773/2025 (IV‑C), 27042/2025 (IV‑C) and 11351/2026 (IV‑C).
- The matter was listed before the Supreme Court Special Lok Adalat on 22‑08‑2026, with Hon'ble Justices Satish Chandra Sharma and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh presiding.
- For the petitioners, Mr. Parijat Kishore appeared as Advocate‑On‑Record.
- No counsel was listed for the respondent.
- A common office note dated 21‑08‑2026 indicated that no settlement deed had been received for any of the pending matters.
- The Registrar (Jagdish Kumar, Komal, Assistant Registrar‑cum‑PS Court Master) directed that the matters be listed before the regular court after a two‑week interval.
Final Outcome
- No settlement was achieved; the pending matters will be transferred to the regular court for further adjudication after two weeks.
Topics: Legal Proceedings, Coal Sector