MIS SUNSHINE CATERERS PRIVATE LIMITED vs INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM CORPORATION LIMITED & ORS.

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$~58 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 26.08.2025 + W.P.(C) 12948/2025, CM APPL. 52900/2025, CM APPL. 52901/2025 & CM APPL. 52902/2025 M/S SUNSHINE CATERERS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Jitender Mehta, Mr. Lalit Kumar, Mr. Abhinav Kumar and Mr. Mohit Garg, Advs. versus INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM CORPORATION LIMITED & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Manisha Singh, Mr. George P., Mr. Prakarsh Kumar, Mr. Anurag Jain, Mr. Kanav Khatana and Ms. Jyoti Singh, Advs. for R-1 CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA ORDER % 26.08.2025 1. The present writ petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioner seeking directions to the respondents to extend the benefit of license period of seven months to the petitioner in parity with the extension as granted to the static units by this Court by various orders. 2. Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner draws the attention of this Court to the letter dated 10th December, 2021 issued by respondent no. 1, to submit that the petitioner was granted a revised balanced tenure of the contract for provision of on-board catering services in Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Page 1 of 5 By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:27.08.2025 21:07:24 Train No. 12009-12010 MMCT-ADI Shatabdi Express, on account of the fact that the services being rendered by the petitioner were adversely affected during Covid-19 period. 3. He, thus, submits that the petitioner does not seek as such extension of the contract, but only a limited benefit for the purposes of winding up the business and recouping the losses. Therefore, the petitioner may be granted extension of time for a period of seven months for the said purpose. 4. Per contra, learned counsel appearing for