ORISSA ALLOY STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~82 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 19034/2025 Date of decision: 17.03.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: ORISSA ALLOY STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner (Through: Mr. Nalin Kohli, Sr Advocate with Mr.Gaurav Juneja, Ms. Swastika Chakravarti, Ms. Mimansha Durgapal, Mr.Aditya Rathi, Advocates.) versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents (Through: Mr Abhishek Gupta CGSC Mr Kumar Kartikeya , Mr Chanakya Kene and Mr Dhananjay Singh, Advocates for R-1, 2 and 5. Mr. Vikram Bajaj, Ms. Shivani Sharma, Mr. Sanidhya Gupta, Advocates for R-3. Ms. Chanan Parwani, Mr. Gaurav Ray, Advocates for R-4.) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The instant petition is for the following reliefs:- “(a) Pass an appropriate writ, order or direction declaring that in respect of the Chakla Coal Block, the Petitioner is entitled to the compensation in respect of land parcels totalling 1230.58 acres, title for which was held by Essar Power (Jharkhand) Limited and which has since been acquired by the Petitioner through the liquidation process (“Land Parcels”); Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:NEHA CHOPRA Signed Signing Date:24.03.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 18:26:24 KUMAR KAURAV (b) Pass an appropriate writ, order or direction declaring that the Respondent No. 2, Nominated Authority, has, in the Final Compensation Order dated 22 February 2022 for Coal Mine, wrongly granted compensation in favour of Respondent No. 4, Essar Power Limited in respect of Land Parcels; (c) Consequently, pass an appropriate writ, order or direction setting aside the Final Compensation Order to the extent that compensation for Land Parcels has been granted in favour of Respondent No. 4, Essar Power Limited and direct Respondent No