M/S A.H. Wheeler and Company Ltd. Vs Union of India — Chhattisgarh HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

M/S A.H. Wheeler and Company Ltd. Vs Union of India — Chhattisgarh HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for: liberty to submit a fresh representation before the concerned authority, and a direction that the concerned authority take a decision on such representation in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within three months from receipt of copy of the order.

Key takeaways

The writ petition was disposed of permitting the petitioner to withdraw it with liberty to submit a fresh representation before the concerned authority; in the event such a representation is submitted, the concerned authority is to take a decision on it in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a further period of three months from receipt of copy of the order. Recorded as 'unclear' ratio/obiter because the Court decided no substantive issue; this is the operative procedural direction constituting the disposal.¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur — WPC No. 2630 of 2023 — M/s A.H. Wheeler And Company Ltd. (through its authorized signatory Satyendra Shukla) versus Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Railways, and four South East Central Railway commercial authorities — Order on Board dated 20.11.2025 by Hon’ble Justice Parth Prateem Sahu. After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner, in view of the documents filed along with the writ petition and the reply filed by the respondent, sought permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to submit a fresh representation before the concerned authority, with a direction that the authority take a decision on the representation expeditiously. The Court disposed of the petition on that basis, directing that in the event a representation is submitted, the concerned authority shall take a decision on it in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a further period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of the order, and dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. Certified copy as per rules. No statutory provision or judicial precedent was cited and no substantive issue was decided; the disposal is by withdrawal alone.

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2025:CGHC:56587

ALFIZA BAIG

Digitally signed by ALFIZA BAIG Date: 2025.11.21 14:43:17 +0530

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

NAFR

WPC No. 2630 of 2023

M/s A.H. Wheeler And Company Ltd. Through Its Authorized Signatory Mr. Satyendra Shukla Having Its Registered Office At 23, Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Prayagraj - 211001, Uttar Pradesh.

... Petitioner

versus

1 - Union Of India Through Secretary, Ministry Of Railways, Railway Board, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi – 110001.

2 - Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Secr, Drm Complex, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.

3 - Chief Station Manager/chief Commercial Inspector, Bilaspur, District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

4 - Chief Station Manager/chief Commercial Inspector, Raigarh, District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh

5 - Office Of Chief Commercial Manager, South East Central Railway, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh.

	...Respondents
For Petitioner	: Mr. Harsh Dave, Advocate appears on behalf of Mr. Pankaj Agrawal, Advocate
For Respondent- DSGI	: Ms. Sweta Rai, Advocate appears on behalf of Mr. RamakantMishra,DSGI

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Hon’ble Justice Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge

Order on Board

20.11.2025

After arguing for sometime, learned counsel for petitioner submits that in view of the documents filed along with the writ petition and reply filed by the respondent, he may be permitted to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to submit fresh representation before concerned authority and direction be issued to concerned authority to take decision on the representation expeditiously.

In view of submission made by counsel for petitioner, writ petition is disposed of permitting petitioner to submit representation before concerned authority and in the event petitioner submits a representation, concerned authority shall take decision on the representation submitted by petitioner in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a further period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for.

Certified copy as per rules.

sd/-

(Parth Prateem Sahu)

Judge

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