M/S Trispace Logistics Pvt. Ltd. Vs Coal India… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2025)

M/S Trispace Logistics Pvt. Ltd. Vs Coal India… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No adjudication of the merits; the petition was withdrawn as not pressed and disposed of. Pending application(s), if any, disposed of. Direction given that the petitioner-company's representation shall be disposed of by the competent authority within 3 months.

Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned letters dated 26.06.2020 and 30.06.2020, and any other unilateral actions by Respondent No. 1 or its subsidiary Respondent No. 2 towards attempting discontinuation of the Coal Loading and Transportation Scheme awarded in terms of MoU dated 12.12.2013, ought to be quashed by writ of Certiorari. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

In view of the submissions made (including learned counsel for DGR stating no objection to extension of tenure per the MoU dated 12.12.2013), learned counsel for the petitioner did not wish to press the present petition; accordingly, the petition was not pressed and disposed of accordingly.

Key takeaways

Pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of.ratio¶¶23
On the representation being made by the petitioner-company, the same shall be disposed of by the competent authority within a period of 3 months from the date of this order.ratio¶¶24

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Justice Amit Sharma, 07.08.2025), W.P.(C) 9281/2021 with CM APPL. 28857/2021 & CM APPL. 28858/2021 — M/S Trispace Logistics Pvt. Ltd. v. Coal India Limited & Ors. Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution seeking (a) quashing of impugned letters dated 26.06.2020 and 30.06.2020 and other unilateral actions by Respondent No. 1/its subsidiary Respondent No. 2 towards attempting discontinuation of the Coal Loading and Transportation Scheme awarded under MoU dated 12.12.2013, and (b) a Mandamus directing consideration/grant-sanction of extension of work for a second term of four years under Clause 8 of the governing MoU dated 12.12.2013. Learned counsel for Directorate General of Resettlement (DGR), on instructions of Lt. Col. Abhishek Juyal, submitted there was no objection to grant of extension of tenure of the petitioner/company per the MoU dated 12.12.2013, and that the petitioner-company's representation for enhancement of fleet as per clause 7 of the MoU would be decided by the competent authority in accordance with the rules. In view thereof, counsel for the petitioner did not press the petition. The petition was disposed of as not pressed; pending application(s), if any, stood disposed of; and the Court directed that, on the representation being made by the petitioner-company, the competent authority shall dispose of it within a period of 3 months. The merits of the prayers were not adjudicated.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(C) 9281/2021, CM APPL. 28857/2021&CM APPL. 28858/2021

M/S TRISPACE LOGISTICS PVT. LTD. .....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Mohit Sharma, Advocate. versus

COAL INDIA LIMITED & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Atmaram N. S. Nadkarni Sr. Adv. with Dr. Harsh Pathak, Mrs. Shaveta Mahajan, Mr. Mohit Choubey, Mr. Salvador Santosh Rebello, Ms. Deepti Arya and Mr. Aditya Nema, Advocates for Coal India Limited. Ms. Radhika Bishwajit Dubey, CGSC with Ms. Gurleen Kaur, Mr. Vivek Sharma, Ms. Aparajit Verma, Advocates for DGR with Lt. Col. Abhishek Juyal, DGR, JD (SE).

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA

O R D E R

% 07.08.2025

This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

The present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India

seeks the following prayers:

“a) Issue a writ in the nature of Certiorari, or any other appropriate Writs/Orders/Directions, thereby quashing the Impugned letters dated 26.06.2020 and 30.06.2020, and any other unilateral action · by Respondent-No. 1 or its subsidiary Respondent No. 2 towards attempting discontinuation of the Coal Loading and Transportation Scheme awarded to the Petitioner in terms ofMoU dated 12.12.2013;

b) Issue a Writ ofMandamus directing the respondents to consider

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the grant / sanction of the extension of work to the Petitioner for second term of four years commencing from I 1.09.2021 in accordance- with Clause 8 of the governing MoU dated 12.12.2013;

c) Issue any other writ / direction as this Hon'ble Court deem fit in 60 the facts of the case.

d) Award costs of the petition”

Learned counsel for Directorate General of Resettlement (‘DGR’), on instructions of Lt. Col. Abhishek Juyal submits that there is no objection with respect to grant of extension of tenure of the petitioner/company in terms of Memorandum of Understanding dated 12.12.2013. It is further submitted that on a representation made by the petitioner-company for enhancement of fleet as per clause 7 of MoU dated 12.12.2013, the same shall be decided by the competent authority in accordance with the rules.

In view of the above, learned counsel for the petitioner does not wish to press the present petition.

Accordingly, the present petition is not pressed and disposed of accordingly.

Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of.

On the representation being made by the petitioner-company, the same shall be disposed of by the competent authority within a period of 3 months from today.

AMIT SHARMA, J

AUGUST 7, 2025/bsr/dj

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