Union Of India & ORS. v. Nasrudeen

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ LPA 279/2026, CM APPL. 25433/2026 & CM APPL. 25434/2026 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Appellants Through:

Mr. Jagdish Chandra & Ms. Maanya Saxena, Advocates.

Versus

NASRUDEEN .....Respondent Through:

CORAM:

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

O R D E R

% 20.04.2026 1.

Heard learned Counsel for the Appellants.

2.

This Appeal has been filed with a reported delay of 35 days in filing the present Appeal. By the order dated 06.02.2026, 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 GMU/Catering Stall No.A1-15 (GEN), located between Pillar Nos.36 and 37 on Platform Nos.4/5 at Jaipur Railway Station for a period of seven months from 14.02.2026. The Impugned Order was passed on 06.02.2026 and since then, more than two months period has already lapsed. The extended period in which the Respondent is to operate the GMU/Catering Stall No.A1-15 (GEN), located between Pillar Nos.36 and 37 on Platform Nos.4/5 at Jaipur Railway Station is to end on 13.09.2026.

Accordingly, when the aforesaid fact was pointed out to the learned Counsel for the Appellants, he, on instructions, states that the Appellants may be The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

permitted to withdraw the present Appeal, however, the questions of law may be kept open to be decided in some other matter. 3.

The learned Counsel for the Appellants has expressed his apprehension that the Order dated 06.02.2026 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.

4.

Accordingly, the Appeal is dismissed as withdrawn, keeping it open that the questions of law, which arise in the Appeal may be decided in some other appropriate matter.

5.

We further observe that the Impugned Judgment and Order dated 06.02.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition being W.P.(C) No.1569/2026 shall be treated to be a judgment in the facts of the said case.

6.

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

DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ TEJAS KARIA, J APRIL 20, 2026 'gsr'

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