Ultratech Cement Limited vs Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Railways, Government of India, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi (India)

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2024 Supreme(Chh) 207

RAKESH MOHAN PANDEY
Ultratech Cement Limited – Appellant
Versus
Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Railways, Government of India, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi (India) – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. P. Chidambaram, Senior Advocate, Mr. Ashish Shrivastava, Senior Advocate along with Mr. Ashish Prasad, Advocate Ms. Mukta Dutta, Advocate, Mr. Aman Pandey, Advocate, Mr. Ankur Diwan, Advocate, Mr. Aman Menon, Advocate, Mr. Rohishek Verma, Adavocate, Mr. Rahul Ambast, Advocate, & Mr. Udit Khatri, Advocate
For the Respondent:Mr. Ramakant Mishra, Deputy Solicitor General, Mr. Tushar Dhar Diwan, Central Government Counsel, Mr. Rishabh Dev Singh, Advocate Mr. Krishnan Venugopal, Senior Advocate, Mr. Abhishek Sinha, Senior Advocate along with Mr. U. N. Tiwary, Advocate, and Mr. Ghanshyam Patel, Advocate

Table of Content
1. overview of the factual background and petition details. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. petitioner's arguments concerning policy and approvals. (Para 4)
3. submissions by the railway respondents regarding policy and authority. (Para 5 , 6)
4. court's analysis on the completeness of the argument and provisions referenced. (Para 7 , 8)
5. court's interpretation of legal principles relevant to the case. (Para 9 , 10)
6. final conclusions regarding the legality of the ipa and parties' rights. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21)
7. court emphasized the necessity of prior consent under existing policies. (Para 22)
8. court concluded actions were arbitrary, quashing the ipa. (Para 58 , 59)

ORDER :

1. By way of this petition, the petitioner has sought the following relief(s):-

10.2 This Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue appropriate writ quashing and setting aside the impugned IPA dated 08.04.2021 (Annexure P/1) and any other permission and /or approval to further process application made b

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2024 Supreme(Chh) 207

RAKESH MOHAN PANDEYUltratech Cement Limited – AppellantVersusUnion of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Railways, Government of India, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi (India) – Respondent

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RAKESH MOHAN PANDEY
Ultratech Cement Limited – Appellant
Versus
Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Railways, Government of India, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi (India) – Respondent