Nitu Sinha v. Union Of India And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 3479/2026 & CM APPL.

16806/2026, CM APPL.

16807/2026, CM APPL. 16808/2026 NITU SINHA .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Chandan Kumar, Mr. Dinesh Kumar Tiwary, Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through:

Ms.

Radhika Bishwajjit Dubey, CGSC with Ms.

Gurleen Kaur Waraichh, Mr. Kritarth Upadhyay & Mr. Amulya Dev Mishra, Advocates.

Ms. Akanksha Suman, GP for R-1.

+ W.P.(C) 3515/2026 & CM APPL.

16981/2026, CM APPL.

16982/2026, CM APPL. 16983/2026, CM APPL. 16984/2026 NITU SINHA .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Chandan Kumar, Mr. Dinesh Kumar Tiwary, Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through:

Ms. Radhika Bishwajit Dubey, CGSC with Ms. Gurleen Kaur Waraich, Mr.

Kritarth Upadhyay & Mr. Amulya Dev Mishra, Advocates for Ministry of Railways.

Ms. Akanksha Suman, GP for R-1.

CORAM:

W.P.(C) 3479/2026 & W.P.(C) 3515/2026 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/03/2026 at 16:15:13

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL

O R D E R

% 24.03.2026 1.

The present writ petitions have been filed seeking extension of the license periods by seven (7) months to operate the catering stalls allotted in favour of the petitioner.

2.

A similar batch of petitions has been dismissed by this Court vide judgment dated 25th February, 2026, in W.P.(C) 18000/2025 titled "Vandana Mishra v. Union of India & Ors." and other connected matters. The appeal filed by the petitioners therein against the said judgment has been dismissed by the Division Bench on 20th March, 2026. 3.

Counsel for the petitioner submits that this Court had dismissed the aforesaid batch of writ petitions on the ground that the petitioner therein had not made a claim for parity, whereas the petitioners in the present case have claimed parity.

4.

I am unable to accept this submission as the Court had categorically held in the said judgment that there is no case of parity between the petitioners in Vandana Mishra (supra) batch of cases and the appellant in LPA 746/2024 titled Ms. Kaushalya Meena v. Union of India & Ors. [decided on 5th August, 2024]. Similarly, in the present case also, the petitioners cannot claim parity as the licenses were allotted to the petitioners in 2022, after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. 5.

The petitions are dismissed.

AMIT BANSAL, J MARCH 24, 2026/ds W.P.(C) 3479/2026 & W.P.(C) 3515/2026 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/03/2026 at 16:15:13