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DELHI HIGH COURT
SANJEEV SACHDEVA
Geeta Sinha – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner impugns a letter from railway authority. (Para 2) |
| 2. argument on jurisdiction based on authority's location. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. court's reasoning on jurisdictional issues. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 4. petition dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. (Para 9) |
| 5. final order and direction for document distribution. (Para 10 , 11) |
JUDGMENT
Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. (ORAL)--The hearing was conducted through video conferencing.
2. Petitioner impugns letter dated 02.02.2021 issued by the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Danapur, Patna.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since the appointing authority of the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager is the Railway Board and Railway Board is situated in Delhi, this Court would have the territorial jurisdiction to entertain the petition.
4. He further submits that in similar circumstances the Supreme Court of India has entertained several writ petitions and passed orders granting benefit to various license holders across the country.
5. I am unable to accept the contention of learned counsel for the petitioner in as much as merely because the Railway Board which is the appointing authority of the officer who
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