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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P. (C) 19826/2025, CM APPL. 82768/2025, CM APPL.

82769/2025 and CM APPL. 82770/2025

RCR STEEL WORKS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Naveen Kumar, AOR along

with Mr. Sudhanshu Pathak,

Mr. Ujjawal Kumar Rai, Mr.

Lakshay Singh and Ms. Pragya

Prachi Pandey, Advocates.

versus

NOMINATED AUTHORITY, MINISTRY OF COAL, GOVT.

OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents

Through: Mr. Vikrant N. Goyal, Ms.

Priyanka S. Aneja and Mr.

Yash, Advocates for R-1 &

R-2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN

SHANKAR

O R D E R

% 29.12.2025

1. The present Writ Petition, filed under Article 226 of the

Constitution of India, challenges the Appropriation Order, bearing

F.No. NA-104/24/2023-NA, dated 23.12.2025, issued by the

Respondent No. 1 herein. By way of the said Appropriation Order, a

sum of ₹1,25,25,322.30/- has been appropriated by invocation of Bank

Guarantee No. 0962023BG0000127 dated 02.05.2023, pursuant to a

Show Cause Notice dated 31.07.2024, alleging non-compliance of the

‘efficiency parameters’ stipulated under the Coal Mine Production &

Development Agreement dated 29.03.2023 in respect of the Patal East

(Eastern Part) Coal Block.

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2. The learned counsel for the Petitioner has made submissions for

over an hour.

3. Learned counsel for the Petitioner has made a valiant and

commendable effort to put across his case; however, upon this Court

expressing its disinclination to grant any relief, learned counsel for the

Petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the present petition with liberty to

avail appropriate remedies in accordance with law.

4. Liberty, as sought for, is granted.

5. Accordingly, the present Petition, along with pending

application(s), if any, is dismissed as withdrawn.

HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J

(VACATION JUDGE)

DECEMBER 29, 2025/tk/her

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