Bharat Coking Coal: Litigation Dismissed as Withdrawn by Jharkhand High Court
Bharat Coking Coal Limited's Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 3720 of 2017 was dismissed as withdrawn by the Jharkhand High Court on 07.05.2026. The company has liberty to raise grounds before the appropriate authority. The litigation concerned the non-implementation of an award dated July 20, 1992.
The dismissal as withdrawn with liberty to raise grounds suggests that the immediate legal dispute has been resolved in a procedural manner, without a final judgment on the merits of the company's case. The impact is therefore limited.
The litigation was dismissed as withdrawn, which does not represent a definitive win or loss for the company. The company reserves the right to raise its grounds further, indicating an ongoing, albeit modified, legal stance.
Bharat Coking Coal Limited has disclosed a development concerning a material litigation. This pertains to a Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 3720 of 2017 filed before the Hon’ble High Court of Jharkhand under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
The petition was filed against the State of Jharkhand and the Labour Enforcement Officer, Dhanbad, seeking to quash an order dated December 16, 1998, passed by the chief judicial magistrate. This order was in relation to a complaint filed under section 29 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, alleging non-implementation of an award dated July 20, 1992.
Vide an Order dated 07.05.2026, the Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 3720 of 2017 has been dismissed as withdrawn. The company has been granted liberty to raise its grounds before the appropriate court or authority. Bharat Coking Coal Limited stated that it shall take appropriate steps in accordance with the law and maintains its contention that the award is not implementable.
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