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

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 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