M/S Sopan Restaurant v. Union Of India & ORS.

$~39 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 9674/2025 & CM APPL. 40625/2025 M/S SOPAN RESTAURANT .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Akshat Bajpai, Mr. Shobhit Trehan and Ms. Vedika Dalmia, Advs. (Through VC) versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Jagdish Chandra, CGSC with Mr.

Sujeet Kumar, Adv.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA % 22.08.2025

O R D E R

1.

The present writ petition has been filed seeking directions to the respondents to grant extension of a total of seven months to the petitioner for the General Minor Unit No. NDLS-S-1 at Platform No. 1, behind Booking Hall at New Delhi Railway Station, in terms of the order dated 10th January, 2025, in W.P.(C) 225/2025, and the judgment dated 03rd May, 2024, in W.P.(C) 6771/2024.

th 2.

Notice had been issued in the present matter on 11 July, 2025, and considering the submissions made before this Court, Status Quo had been directed to be maintained with regard to the stall in question, till the next date of hearing.

3.

Today, learned counsel appearing for the respondents submits that the petitioner has not approached the respondents with any representation. He, thus, submits that the petitioner has approached this Court without even praying for relief from the respondents. He submits that the present petition 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 25/08/2025 at 12:09:56

can be treated as a representation.

4.

Accordingly, considering the submissions made before this Court, let the present petition be treated as a representation made by the petitioner to the respondents.

5.

At the time of considering the representation of the petitioner, the respondents shall give an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, through his authorized representative.

6.

Upon considering the representation of the petitioner, a Speaking Order shall be passed, which shall be communicated to the petitioner. 7.

Considering the fact that vide order dated 11th July, 2025, this Court had directed maintenance of Status Quo as regards the stall in question, it is directed that during the pendency of the representation with the respondents, the Status Quo order as passed vide order dated 11th July, 2025, by this Court, shall continue.

8.

It is further directed that the Status Quo shall continue for another two weeks, after the representation of the petitioner is decided and communicated to the petitioner.

9.

In case, the petitioner is aggrieved by any order passed by the respondents, the petitioner is at liberty to seek its remedies, in accordance with law.

10.

With the aforesaid directions, the present writ petition, along with the pending application, stands disposed of.

MINI PUSHKARNA, J AUGUST 22, 2025/KR 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 25/08/2025 at 12:09:56