V. Kameswar Rao, J.

W.P.(C) 9864/2017

This petition has been filed by M/s Stelling Technologies Pvt. Ltd., which operates the website known as Railyatri.in.

2. There are two petitioners in this writ petition. It is the case of the petitioners that petitioner No.1 is an e-commerce entity providing digital platform services to act as a facilitator between e-ticket booking passenger and authorized Retail Service Providers (hereinafter referred to as RSPs). Petitioner no.2 is a shareholder of petitioner no.1. It is stated by the petitioners that petitioner No.1 is not in the business of actually booking railway tickets. It is their case that petitioner No.1 hosts a website called "RailYatri.in" and a related phone app. It is with the help of this digital platform that the petitioner No.1 provide what is called an e-market place for potential buyers, i.e., train travelers and sellers to come together for ticket booking. It is their case that on the digital platform potential buyers of products and services amongst them those seeking to book railway e-tickets from the authoriz