Balaji House&land Owners Wel.Asson.&anr. VS. Government Of A.P. & Ors.

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Balaji House&land Owners Wel.Asson.&anr. VS. Government Of A.P. & Ors.

The Judgement Information System REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 245 OF 2004

EASTERN COALFIELDS LTD. ... APPELLANT

VERSUS

DUGAI KUMAR ... RESPONDENT

J U D G M E N T

C.K. THAKKER, J.

1. This appeal is filed by the Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (`Company' for short) against an order passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Calcutta on January 28, 2002 dismissing Review Petition filed by the appellant herein.

2. The facts of the case are that the appellant is `Government Company' under Section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956. A scheme was formulated by the Company to offer employment

2 to a person who is a land loser for 1 acre of land which has been acquired, purchased or used by the Company. Subsequently, the policy was changed and it was also provided that those who do not intend to get employment may be offered 800 Metric Tons (MTs) of coal in lieu of employment of a family member whose one acre of land has been acquired, purchased or used by the Company. The policy was again modified in 1996 and entitlement was increased to 1600 MTs.

3. It is the case of the Company that it purchased land of the respondent admeasur...

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