Arti Enterprises Vs Union of India & Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Arti Enterprises Vs Union of India & Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Petitioner permitted to operate Multi-purpose Stall No.4 at Platform no. 2/3 of Mau Railway Station for 7 months from 13th April, 2026 at the stipulated license fees, subject to payment of license fees and filing of an affidavit undertaking (within four weeks) to vacate on expiry of the extended period, failing which the respondents may remove the petitioner's goods; extension does not preclude the Railways from inviting fresh tenders on expiry of the extended license period.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner is entitled to an extension of the license period for Multi-purpose Stall No.4 at Platform no. 2/3 of Mau Railway Station, as granted to other similarly placed persons.

Court's answer

Subject to payment of the license fees, the petitioner is permitted to operate Multi-purpose Stall No.4 at Platform no. 2/3 of Mau Railway Station for a period of 7 months from 13th April, 2026, at the stipulated license fees.

Ratio / Principle

The grant of the 7-month extension is expressly made subject to payment of the license fees.

Key takeaways

The petitioner is directed to file an undertaking on affidavit within a period of four weeks.ratio¶20
By the undertaking, the petitioner is to commit to vacate the stall on expiry of the extended 7-month period, failing which the respondents are at liberty to remove the petitioner's goods from the stall.ratio¶20
The extension will not preclude the Railways from inviting fresh tenders for awarding the license on expiry of the petitioner's extended license period.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Amit Bansal, J.) disposed of a writ petition by Arti Enterprises seeking extension of license for Multi-purpose Stall No.4 at Platform no. 2/3 of Mau Railway Station, held under a License Agreement dated 30th March, 2021 for a five-year term ending 12th April, 2026. Counsel confined the claim to a 7-month extension as granted to other similarly placed persons. Directions: petitioner may operate the stall for 7 months from 13th April, 2026 at the stipulated license fees, subject to payment of license fees; petitioner to file affidavit undertaking within four weeks to vacate on expiry of the extended period, failing which respondents may remove its goods; extension will not preclude the Railways from inviting fresh tenders for the license on expiry of the extended period.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(C) 1529/2026, CM APPL. 7475/2026 & CM APPL. 7476/2026

ARTI ENTERPRISES .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Tamim Qadri, Mr. Anubhav Bhasin, Mr. Saeed Qadri and Mr. Shashank Singh, Advocates.

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UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ashish K. Dixit, CGSC with Mr. Umar Hashmi Ms, Iqra Sheikh, Ms. Deepika Kalra and Ms. Urmila Sharma, Advocates. Mr. Surjeet Singh, G.P. with Mr. Arun Kumar Yadav, Advocate.

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL

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05.02.2026

The present writ petition has been filed seeking various reliefs, including extension of license period granted in respect of Multi-purpose Stall No.4 at Platform no. 2/3 of Mau Railway Station .

The petitioner has been allotted license for Multi-purpose Stall No.4 at Platform no. 2/3 of Mau Railway Station .

At the outset, counsel for the petitioner submits that he confines the relief claimed in the petition to grant of 7 months’ extension as has been granted to other similarly placed persons. As per the License Agreement dated 30^th March, 2021, the term of the license was to operate for a period of

W.P.(C) 1529/2026

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five years, i.e. from 13^th April, 2021 to 12^th April, 2026.

Accordingly, it is directed that, subject to the payment of the license fees, the petitioner will be allowed to operate the Multi-purpose Stall No.4 at Platform no. 2/3 of Mau Railway Station , for a period of 7 months from 13^th April, 2026, at the stipulated license fees.

The petitioner is directed to file an undertaking on an affidavit before this Court, within a period of four (4) weeks from today, that the petitioner shall vacate the stall in question on expiry of the extended period of 7 months, failing which, the respondents will be at liberty to remove the goods of the petitioner from the stall in question.

It is further made clear that extension of the license fees of the petitioner will not preclude the Railways from inviting fresh tenders, for the awarding of the license on expiry of the extended period of license of the petitioner.

The present petition, along with all pending application(s), stands disposed of in terms of the above.

AMIT BANSAL, J

FEBRUARY 5, 2026

Vivek/-

W.P.(C) 1529/2026

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This is a digitally signed order.

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 09/02/2026 at 13:01:59