Yash Ajmani v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Bilaspur railway station shop lessees vs South East Central Railway / Union of India; 2010 five-year lease expired without renewal; notices dated 03.10.2024 demanding licence fee (Rs. 1,81,507/- to Rs. 1,00,94,252/-) and vacation within seven days; threatened eviction under Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971; interim status quo granted 08.10.2024 and modified; Amrit Bharat Station development; land required for station construction with 45 days to commencement; Haldiram shop allotted through e-auction (FM Circular no. 11 of 2022) - discrimination plea; Policy for Management of Railway Land circular dated 04.10.2022, Clause 3.1 (auction at 10% of market value, right of first refusal, 6% annual rent increase, 5-year maximum tenure); Abdul Mateen Siddiqui vs. Union of India and Ors., Civil Appeal No(s).3518 of 2023 (SC order dated 24.07.2024) referred; seven-day notice before demolition; pending PP Act proceedings to be decided uninfluenced by observations; writ petitions disposed of; Narendra Kumar Vyas, J.; High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur; decided 15/01/2026; 2026:CGHC:2505.