Oriental Foundry Pvt Ltd v. Union Of India Through Ministry Of Railway

$~83 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 14630/2025, CM APPL. 59981/2025 & CM APPL. 59982/2025 ORIENTAL FOUNDRY PVT. LTD.

.....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Dayan Krishnan, Sr. Advocate with Mr. R. Sudhinder, Mr. Ashish Mukhi, Mr. Sanidhya Sonthalia and Mr. Kanishk Pandey, Advocates.

Mob. No.8979556020 versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH MINISTRY OF RAILWAY .....Respondent Through:

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA

O R D E R

% 22.09.2025 1.

The present writ petition has been filed against the respondent on the ground that the respondent has acted in an unfair and discriminatory manner against the petitioner herein, as the petitioner has been singled out amongst the other suppliers of the BCNAHSM1 wagons.

2.

Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner draws the attention of this Court to the letter dated 25th February, 2025, issued by the Ministry of Railways, Government of India, wherein, the petitioner herein was granted extension of the delivery period under the Contract till 31st August, 2025.

3.

Learned Senior Counsel submits that while the petitioner has been The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

granted extension only till 31st August, 2025, other contractors have been granted extension till February, 2026.

4.

Learned Senior Counsel draws the attention of this Court to a letter th November, 2024, wherein, with respect to another entity, i.e. M/s dated 25 Texmaco Rail & Engg. Ltd., the initial extension of delivery period was till 30th November, 2025, which has subsequently been extended vide letter dated 13th February 2025, to 28th February, 2026. The letter dated 13th February, 2025, issued by the Ministry of Railways, Government of India, in favour of the said entity, i.e. M/s Texmaco Rail & Engg. Ltd., is reproduced as under.

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5.

Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner also draws the attention of this Court to another document, wherein, with respect to another entity, i.e., M/s Titagarh Wagons Ltd., extension has been granted till 28th February, 2026. The said document is reproduced as under: 6.

Thus, it is submitted that the petitioner is also entitled for such an extension, and he cannot be treated arbitrarily. 7.

Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that a representation dated 30th August, 2025, has been given by the petitioner to the respondent in this regard.

8.

Considering the submissions made before this Court, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case of the petitioner, the th August, respondent is directed to consider the representation dated 30 2025, submitted by the petitioner. Let the representation of the petitioner be decided in a time bound manner, preferably, within a period of four weeks, from today.

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9.

At the time of considering the representation of the petitioner, the authorized representative of the petitioner shall also be granted a personal hearing.

10.

It is again clarified that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.

11.

Rights and contentions of all the parties are left open. 12.

With the aforesaid directions, the present writ petition, along with the pending applications, is accordingly disposed of. 13.

Dasti under the signature of the Court Master. MINI PUSHKARNA, J SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 yk The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.