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High Court of DelhiW.P.(C)/2751/2026

Cr Catering Co v. Union Of India & ORS.

2026-02-27Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Amit Bansal3 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

49.

+ W.P.(C) 2751/2026, CM APPL. 13364/2026 & CM APPL. 13365/2026 CR CATERING CO .....Petitioner Through:

Mr.

Akshat Bajpai, Mr.

Shobhit Trehan, Ms. Vedika Dalmia, Mr. Atul Pandey, Ms. Renuka Parmanand and Ms. Jayashree Mishra, Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Abhishek Saket, Mr. Manish Madhukar, Mr. Abhigyan and Ms.

Reya Paul, Advocates for UoI.

58.

+ W.P.(C) 2785/2026, CM APPL. 13504/2026 & CM APPL. 13505/2026 MADAN PETHA STORE .....Petitioner Through:

Mr.

Akshat Bajpai, Mr.

Shobhit Trehan, Ms. Vedika Dalmia, Mr. Atul Pandey, Ms. Renuka Parmanand and Ms. Jayashree Mishra, Advocates versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr.

Viplav Acharya and Ms.

Laavanya Kaushik, Advocates for UoI.

64.

+ W.P.(C) 2824/2026, CM APPL. 13705/2026 & CM APPL. 13706/2026 KRISHNA CATERS .....Petitioner The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Through:

Mr.

Akshat Bajpai, Mr.

Shobhit Trehan, Ms. Vedika Dalmia, Mr. Atul Pandey, Ms. Renuka Parmanand and Ms. Jayashree Mishra, Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Abhishek Saket, Mr. Manish Madhukar, Mr. Abhigyan and Ms.

Reya Paul, Advocates for UoI.

Mr.

Nune Balraj and Mr.

Rajat Mohan Dwivedi, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL

O R D E R

% 27.02.2026 1.

The present writ petitions have been filed seeking extension of the license period by seven months to operate the catering stalls which were allotted in favour of the petitioners at various railway stations. 2.

A similar batch of petitions have been dismissed by this Court vide judgment dated 25th February, 2026 in WP(C) 18000/2025 and other connected matters, titled Vandana Mishra v. Union of India & Ors ('Vandana Mishra').

3.

In Vandana Mishra (supra), the petitioner approached the Court seeking extension of catering licences by seven months on account of reduced footfall during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Court noted that the petitioners had entered into Master License Agreements in March 2021 or thereafter, i.e. after the onset of the pandemic, with full knowledge of The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

prevailing conditions, and the agreements expressly stipulated a fixed tenure of five years with no provision for extension or renewal. It was further observed that the respondents had already granted concessions in license fees during the pandemic period.

4.

The facts in the present case are pari materia with the facts in the said writ petitions.

5.

In view thereof, the present petitions are dismissed. 6.

All pending applications stand disposed of.

AMIT BANSAL, J FEBRUARY 27, 2026 Vivek/- The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.