STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED (SAIL) vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~7 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 13404/2024 and CM APPL. 56081/2024 Date of decision: 27.02.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED (SAIL) Having its Office at Ispat Bhawan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 .....Petitioner (Through: Mr.Yashraj Singh Deora, Sr. Advocate with Mr Anand Varma, Ms Apoorva Pandey, Mr Polavarapu Sai Charan, Advocates.) versus 1. UNION OF INDIA Through the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001 .....Respondent No.1 2. STATE OF ODISHA Through its Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Steel and Mines, Odisha Secretariat, Bhubaneswar, Distt. Khorda. .....Respondent No.2 3. DIRECTOR OF MINING & GEOLOGY, ODISHA Head of Department Building, Sachivalay Marg, Bhubaneswar-751001, Odisha. .....Respondent No.3 4. JOINT DIRECTOR OF MINES Office of the Director of Mining & Geology, Odisha Head of Department Building, Sachivalay Marg, Bhubaneswar-751001, Odisha. .....Respondent No.4 Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRIYA Signed Signing Date:02.03.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 16:10:26 KUMAR KAURAV 5. Deputy Director of Mines Rourkela, Dist.Sundargarh, Odisha – 769012 .....Respondent No.5 (Through: Ms. Shiva Lakshmi (SPC) with Mr.Madhav Bajaj, Advocate. Mr.Shashank Bajpai Special Counsel, Ms.Aashna Mehra, Mr.Vatsal Tripathi, Mr. Govind Singh Chauhan, Advocates.) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The instant petition is for the following reliefs:- “(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari to quash the Impugned Order dated 06.05.2024 passed by the Revisionary Authority; and/or (ii) Issue a writ, order or direction restoring the Petitioner’s Revision Application before the Revisionary Au