M/S SOPAN RESTAURANT vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~74 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 15.10.2025 + W.P.(C) 15845/2025 & CM APPL. 64897/2025, CM APPL. 64898/2025 M/S SOPAN RESTAURANT .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Akshat Bajpai, Mr. Shobhit Trehan, Ms. Renuka Parmanand, Ms. Vedika Dalmia and Ms. Jayashree Mishra, Advocates (through VC) versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jagdish Chandra, CGSC with Mr. Sujeet Kumar, Advocate for UOI (through VC) CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J (ORAL) 1. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with respect to the catering stall, i.e., General Minor Unit (“GMU”) at PF-01 (Unit No. 136/2019, CNB/D-01/01/19) of Kanpur Railway Station. 2. It is submitted that the Letter of Allotment dated 24th June, 2020 was issued by the Divisional Railway Manager’s Office, North Central Railway, Prayagraj, by way of which, the said catering stall was allotted in favour of the petitioner for five years, which was valid for the period of 25th October, 2020 to 24th October, 2025. 3. It is submitted that this Court, on previous occasions, has granted relief in similar matters, wherein, extension has been granted beyond the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARIOM SHARMA W.P.(C) 15845/2025 Page 1 of 5 Signing Date:17.10.2025 18:29:17 “dies non” period. Attention of this Court has been drawn to the order dated 07th March, 2025, passed by the Predecessor Bench of this Court in W.P.(C) 2953/2025, titled as “Sadeek Ali Versus Union of India and Ors.”, wherein, further extension of 7 months has been granted to the petitioner therein. Attention of this Court has also been drawn to other similar orders passed in other petitions. 4. Thus, it is submitted that the license period of the petitioner in the present cas