RAJESH MEHTA vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 16th October, 2025 W.P.(C) 9064/2025 & CM APPL. 38577/2025 RAJESH MEHTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jitender Mehta, Mr. Lalit Kumar, Mr. Abhinav Kumar, Ms. Suksham Pahal, Advocates (M:9871343596) versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Piyush Beriwal, Ms. Ruchita Srivastava, Mr. Nikhil Chaubey, Advocates for R-1 to 3 (M:9910396352) 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”)/Fruit Juice Stall No. FJS - 3 at Platform No. 4/5 of Bhopal Railway Station. 2. It is submitted that the Letter of Award dated 13th August, 2019 was issued by the Divisional Railway Manager’s Office, Commercial Branch, Bhopal, by way of which, the said catering stall was allotted in favour of the petitioner for five years, commencing from 12th April, 2020. Additionally, the said catering stall was extended vide letter dated 05th July, 2021, from 11th April, 2025 to 20th June, 2025. 3. Further, by way of the letter dated 20th June, 2025, issued by the Divisional Railway Manager’s Of