LPA 842/2015

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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Pronounced on: 11.04.2017

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LPA 842/2015 & CM No.28035/2015

GAIL (INDIA) LTD

..... Appellant

Through

Mr.Sanjay

Jain,

ASG

with

Mr.Yoginder Handoo, Mr.Darpan Sachdeva &

Ms.Rhea Verma, Advocates.

versus

PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS

REGULATORY BOARD & ANR.

..... Respondents

Through

Mr.Prashant

Bezboruah

and

Mr.Rakesh Dewan, Advocates for R-1/PNGRB.

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAYANT NATH

JAYANT NATH, J.

1.

The present Letters Patent Appeal is filed seeking to impugn the order

dated 14.10.2015 passed by the learned Single Judge in a Writ Petition filed

by the appellants seeking a Writ of Certiorari for setting aside the decision

dated 30.9.2015 and Writ of Mandamus commanding the respondents not to

encash the bank guarantee dated 27.3.2015.

2.

Some of the relevant brief facts are that respondent No.1 Petroleum

and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) invited application-cum-bid for

grant of authorization for laying, building, operating or expanding the

Natural