Naman Food Centre v. Union Of India & ORS.

$~34 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 3761/2025 & CM APPLs. 17504-17505/2025 NAMAN FOOD CENTRE .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Tamim Qadri, Advocate.

(M): 9899959499 Email: tamimq_3@yahoo.com versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Ms. Anushkaa Arora, Senior Panel counsel with Mr. Sagar Belwal, Advocate and Mr. Ashish Rawat, GP for UOI.

(M): 9810570295 9557744709 011-41030070 Email: legal@abalawoffice.in Rawatashish140599@gmail.com

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA

O R D E R

% 26.03.2025 1.

The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with respect to the catering tea stall, General Minor Unit ("GMU") no. KMZ-CS-3 Near TRD Pole No. KMZ GS 11-12 at PF-1 of Katni Murwara Railway Station. 2.

It is submitted that the said tea stall was granted in favour of the petitioner, vide order dated 13th November, 2019, which was subsequently extended from 31st January, 2025 to 10th April, 2025.

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It is submitted that this Court, on previous occasions, has granted W.P.(C) 3761/2025 Page 1 of 3 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

relief in similar matters. Attention of this Court has been drawn to the order dated 07th March, 2025, passed by Predecessor Bench of this Court in W.P.(C) 2953/2025, wherein, further extension of 7 months has been granted to the petitioner therein. Attention of this Court has also been drawn to other similar orders passed in other petitions. 4.

Issue notice.

5.

Notice is accepted by learned counsel appearing for the respondents, who submits that though she has no objection to allowing of the present petition, in view of the earlier orders passed by this Court, however, the Railways may not be restrained from inviting fresh tenders for awarding the licence on expiry of the extended period of licence of the petitioner. 6.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, at this stage, states that the petitioner is only pressing for the grant of extension of the license period for the period of 7 months, in terms of the orders passed previously, and gives up the other prayers in the present writ petition. 7.

The aforesaid submissions made on behalf of the parties, are noted. 8.

Having heard learned counsels appearing for the parties, this Court notes that, vide order dated 20th March, 2025, in W.P.(C) 3474/2025, Shri Kishori Lal Versus Union of India and Others, this Court has, in similar circumstances, granted extension in favour of the petitioner therein. 9.

Thus, considering the fact that similar orders have been passed on previous occasions also by this Court, thereby, granting an extension of time for running the stall, this Court is of the view that in parity with the orders passed earlier by this Court, a similar order ought to be passed in the present case also. This Court sees no reason to take a different view from the orders passed earlier.

W.P.(C) 3761/2025 Page 2 of 3 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

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Accordingly, it is directed that, subject to payment of license fees, the petitioner will be allowed to operate the tea stall, General Minor Unit ("GMU") no. KMZ-CS-3 Near TRD Pole No. KMZ GS 11-12 at PF-1 of Katni Murwara Railway Station for a period of 7 months from 10th April, 2025, at stipulated license fees.

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The petitioner is directed to file an undertaking, on an affidavit, before this Court, within a period of four weeks from today, that the petitioner shall vacate the stall in question, on expiry of the extended period of 7 months, failing which, the respondents will be at liberty to remove the goods of the petitioner, from the stall in question. 12.

It is further made clear that extension of the licence fees of the petitioner will not preclude the Railways from inviting fresh tenders, for awarding of the license, on expiry of the extended period of license of the petitioner.

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Accordingly, with the aforesaid directions, the present writ petition, along with pending applications, stands disposed of. MINI PUSHKARNA, J MARCH 26, 2025 c W.P.(C) 3761/2025 Page 3 of 3 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.