Union Of India & ORS. v. Saroj Rajendra Kumar Mangla

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ LPA 190/2026 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Appellant Through:

Ms. Neha Rastogi, SPC with Mr.

Rajat Dubey, Adv

Versus

SAROJ RAJENDRA KUMAR MANGLA .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Lalit Kumar, Adv.

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA

O R D E R

% 07.04.2026 CM No.21107/2026 (for exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

The Application stands disposed of.

LPA 190/2026 & CM Nos.21105/2026, 21106/2026 & 21108/2026 3.

Heard learned Counsel for the Appellants.

4.

This Appeal has been filed with a reported delay of 70 days in filing and 10 days in re-filing the Appeal. By the order, which has been sought to be impugned in this Appeal, the learned Single Judge has directed that subject to payment of license fees, the Respondent shall be allowed to operate the Catering Stall / GMU No. A-61 at Platform No.2/3 of Rewari Railway Station, Jaipur Division for a period of seven months from 01.12.2025. The Impugned Order was passed on 26.11.2025 and since then, more than four months period has already lapsed. The extended period in which the Respondent is to operate the Catering Stall / GMU No. A-61 is to end on 30.06.2026. Accordingly, when the aforesaid fact was pointed out to the learned Counsel for the Appellants, he, on instructions, states that the 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 10/04/2026 at 12:13:22

Appellants may be permitted to withdraw the present Appeal, however, the questions of law may be kept open to be decided in some other matter. 5.

The learned Counsel for the Appellants has expressed his apprehension that the Order dated 26.11.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge, which is under challenge herein, may be cited as precedent in other matters and therefore, some observations be made that the said judgment is not a binding precedent.

6.

Accordingly, the Appeal is dismissed as withdrawn, keeping it open that the questions of law, which arise in the Appeal may be decided in some other appropriate matter.

7.

We further observe that the Impugned Judgment and Order dated 26.11.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition being W.P.(C) No.7328/2025 shall be treated to be a judgment in the facts of the said case.

8.

The Appeal as well as the pending Applications stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ TEJAS KARIA, J APRIL 7, 2026 'gsr'

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