IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W. P. (C) No. 469 of 2023

1. Nageshwar Prasad son of late Bengali Saw, age about 72 years, Partner cum Brother of M/S R.L. Prasad & Brothers, resident of village Barkakana, P.O.

Barkakana, P.S. Patratu, District Ramgarh-829102 (State of Jharkhand).

2. Krishna Prasad Son of Nageshwar Prasad, age about 50 years, resident of Gujarati Mohalla, near filter House, Village Barkakana, P.O. Barkakana, P.S.

Patratu District Ramgarh-829102, (State of Jharkhand).

3. Raju Prasad son of Late Devi Dayal Prasad, age about 52 years, resident of CIC Basti, Village Barkakana, P.O. Barkakana, P.S. Patratu District Ramgarh-

829102, (State of Jharkhand).

4. Deepak Prasad Son of Yamuna Prasad, age about 41 years, R/o Barkakana Bazar Village Barkakana, P.O Barkakana, P.S. Patratu District Ramgarh-

829102, (State of Jharkhand).

3. Ashok Kumar Prasad son of Yamuna Prasad, age about 43 years, residence of Barkakana Bazar, Village Barkakana, P.O. Barkakana, P.S. Patratu District Ramgarh-829102. (State of Jharkhand).

6. Pappu Prasad Gupta Son of Late Devi Dayal Prasad, age about 35 years, residence of CIC Basti, Village Barkakana P.O. Barkakana, P.S. Patratu District Ramgarh-829102, (State of Jharkhand).

7. Pintu Prasad Son of Late Devi Dayal Prasad, age about 32 years, residence of CIC Basti, Village Barkakana, PO Barkakana, P.S. Patratu District Ramgarh-

829102, 8. Suresh Prasad Gupta son of Late Ram Dayal, age about 49 years, residence of Quarter No. 205, Village Barkakana, P.O. Barkakana, P.S. Patratu District Ramgarh-829102, (State of Jharkhand).

9. Brijendra Kumar son of Late Jamuna Prasad, age about 35 years, residence of Barkakana Bazar, Village Barkakana, PO Barkakana, P.S. Patratu District Ramgarh-829102, State of Jharkhand)

..... .... Petitioners Versus

1.The Chairman, Railway Board, Room No. 256-A, Railway Bhawan, Raisina Road, New Delhi-110001, PO & PS New Delhi

2. Union of India through the Ministry of Railway, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi-

110001. PO & PS New Delhi

3. The Additional Director, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited, o/o 1 Tolstoy Road, Janpath Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001. PO & PS New Delhi

4. The Assistant Manager (Catering) 4th floor Biscouman Bhawan, West Gandhi Maidan Patna, Bihar-800001. PO & PS Patna

5. The General Manager, Eastern Central Railway (E.C.R Hajipur, Vaishali Bihar -844101. P.O & PS Hajipur, Vaishali, Bihar

6. The Chief Commercial Manager Eastern Central Railway (E.C.R) Hajipur, District Vaishali Bihar-84 4101. P.O & PS Hajipur, Vaishali, Bihar

7.The Divisional Railway Manager Eastern Central Railway Office at Dhanbadcum Keuduadih, cum JagtaJharkhand-826001 PO & PS Dhanbad, District- Dhanbad.

8.The Senior Divisional Commercial Manager E.C Railway Dhanbad Division, Railway Station Dhanbad, Jharkhand 826001. PO & PS Dhanbad, District-

Dhanbad. … …. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate Mr. Ajay Kumar, Advocate For the UOI : Mr. Prasant Pallav, ASGI Mr. Anil Kr. Ganjhu, CGC Ms. Shreya Shukla, AC to ASGI ------

Order No. 11 / Dated : 05.12.2025.

1. Petitioners have filed the instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for quashing the office order dated 25.05.2022 (Annexure-11) and order repetition letter dated 04.08.2022 (Annexure-14) issued by the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager E.C Railway Dhanbad Division (Respondent No. 8) for termination of vending and catering licence with a further prayer for direction to renew and resume by transferring the vending and catering lience in favour of the petitioners in light of the order and direction passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in W.P.(C) No.

373 of 2017.

2. Petitioners claim that since 1972, the licence was granted in their favour for catering stalls at Barkakana Railway Station under Dhanbad Division issued by East Central Railway to the petitioners of partnership firm and the same has been renewed from time to time.

3. As p