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High Court of DelhiW.P.(C)/19080/2025

Araanya Mines Private Limited v. Union Of India & ORS.

2026-01-07Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav2 pages

$~25 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 19080/2025 and CM APPL. 79397/2025 ARAANYA MINES PRIVATE LIMITED ....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Naveen Kumar, Mr. Ujjawal Kumar Rai, Mr.Sudhanshu Pathak, Mr. Aditya Goel, Mr.Lakshya Bhatti, Mr.Rishab Chaudhary, Mrs. Isha Baloni,Mrs. Pragya Prachi Pandey , Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....RespondentS Through:

Mr. Vinay Kaushik, Government Pleader.

Mr. Vikrant N Goyal, Mr. Kunal Dixit, Mr. Piyush Wadhwa and Mr.Yash Basoya, Advocates for R- 1, 3 and 4.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV

O R D E R

% 07.01.2026 1.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that pursuant to the observations made by this Court in the order dated 23.12.2025, he has already approached the concerned Tribunal under Section 27(3) of the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015. He also submits that even an application for stay has been presented. He, therefore, confines his prayer to the extent of directing the respondents to maintain the status quo till the application for stay is decided by the concerned Tribunal. 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 12/01/2026 at 12:46:34

2.

He has placed reliance on the orders passed by the Division Bench of this Court in LPA No.759/2025 dated 10.12.2025 and in LPA No.772/2025 dated 18.12.2025, wherein similar directions have been passed. 3.

Under these circumstances, it is directed that the parties shall maintain the status quo with respect to the performance bank guarantee in question subject to the petitioner's keeping the performance bank guarantee alive till the application for stay is decided by the concerned Tribunal. 4.

In view of the aforesaid, the instant petition stands disposed of along with all pending application(s).

5. All rights and contentions of the parties are left open. PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J JANUARY 7, 2026 Nc/ amg 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 12/01/2026 at 12:46:34