OM SAI RAM CATERING vs INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM CORPORATION

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$~34 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 03rd July, 2025 + W.P.(C) 7846/2025 & CM APPL. 34547/2025, CM APPL. 36512/2025 OM SAI RAM CATERING .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Akshat Bajpai, Mr. Shobhit Trehan, Mr. Ishaan Vats, Ms. Renuka Parmanand, Ms. Vedika Dalmia, Mr. Atul Pandey, Advocates (M:7985177435) versus INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM CORPORATION .....Respondent Through: Ms. Shilpi Chowdhary, Mr. Amarkant Patel, Advocates (M:9718848910) CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J (ORAL): 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, seeking issuance of directions to the respondent, i.e., Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (“IRCTC”), to extend license of the petitioner for the Quick Food Joint-02 at Anand Vihar Railway Station for a period of 483 days in accordance with the respondent‟s Policy Letter dated 04th October, 2021. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that by way of a Letter of Award dated Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 7846/2025 Page 1 of 11 By:HARIOM Signing Date:04.07.2025 21:28:32 07th November, 2019, petitioner was granted a license to setup, operate and manage the Quick Food Joint within the premises of the Anand Vihar Railway Station by the Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (“IRSDC”) on an annual license fee of Rs. 71,00,079/-, along with 18% GST and a one-time security deposit of Rs. 35,50,040/-. 3. Subsequently, petitioner had entered into a License Agreement dated 26th December, 2019 with the IRSDC for a period of 5 years with effect from 26th December, 2019, and in furtherance to the aforesaid License Agreement, on 07th February 2020, petitioner had commenced the operation of the Quick Food J