M/S TARINI MINERALS PVT LTD vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 29.07.2025 % Judgment delivered on: 14.10.2025 + W.P.(C) 1945/2023, CM APPL. 7396/2023 & CM APPL. 7397/2023 M/S TARINI MINERALS PVT LTD .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Nidesh Gupta, Senior Advocate with Mr. Naveen Kumar, Mr.Nitesh Bhandari, Ms. Stuti Bisht, Ms.Maitreya, Mr. Prabhat Kumar Rai, Mr. Ujjawal Kumar Rai, Mr. Bikram Dwivedi and Mr.Aditya Goyal, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Dr.B.Ramaswamy, CGSC with Ms.Hina Bhargava, Mr.Vikash Kumar, Advs for R-1. Mr.Vinod Kumar, (Under Secretary, Ministry of Mines) . Mr.Soumyajit Pani with Mr.Aishwary Bajpai, Advs for R-2. + W.P.(C) 5633/2023, CM APPL. 22101/2023 & CM APPL. 22102/2023 M/S TARINI MINERALS PVT. LTD. & ANR. .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Nidesh Gupta, Senior Advocate with Mr. Naveen Kumar, Mr.Nitesh Bhandari, Ms. Stuti Bisht, Ms.Maitreya, Mr. Prabhat Kumar Rai, Mr. Ujjawal Kumar Rai, Mr. Bikram Dwivedi and Mr.Aditya Goyal, Advs. Versus W.P.(C) 1945/2023 & W.P.(C) 5633/2023 Page 1 of 34 Signature Not Verified Digiltally Signed By:SREERAM L Signing Date:14.10.2025 13:25:25 UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Soumyajit Pani with Mr.Aishwary Bajpai, Advs for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGMENT DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHAYA, C.J. 1. Since the subject matter of these two writ petitions instituted under Article 226 of the Constitution of India are inter-twined, they were taken up and heard together and are being disposed of by the common judgment and order which follows: FACTS 2. The facts essential for appropriate adjudication of the issues involved in these petitions are as under: 2.1 On 06.02.1990, a mining lease for iron and manganese ore was granted in favour of one M