CONCRETE SLEEPER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA COSMA v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS
W.P.(C)/12005/2025 · 2025-08-11
Mini Pushkarna
Writ Petition (Civil)body2025
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$~51 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 12005/2025 & CM APPL. 49030/2025 CONCRETE SLEEPER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA COSMA
.....Petitioner Through: Mr. Gagan Gupta, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Tanya Aggarwal, Mr. Aakarsh Mishra, Ms. Vaishnavi, Mr. Akshat Khanna, Advocates
Mob: 7093307638
Email: aakarshmishra777@gmail.com
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.
.....Respondents Through: Mr. Rohan Jaitley, CGSC with Mr. Dev Pratap Shahi, Mr. Varun Pratap Singh, Ms. Yogya Bhatia, Advocates for UOI
Mob: 8377917574
Email: office@rohanjaitley.com, uoidhi@gmail.com
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA
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11.08.2025 O R D E R
1. The present writ petition has been filed by Concrete Sleeper Manufacturers Association of India (“COSMA”), the petitioner association, a body of duly qualified manufacturers of Pre-Stressed Concrete (“PSC”) Sleepers. The petitioner is aggrieved by non-implementation of the ‘Revised Policy for setting up Concrete Sleeper Plants’ (“CSPs”), as issued by the This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/08/2025 at 13:11:15
Ministry of Railways, Government of India (Railway Board), on 19th
2. It is submitted that the petitioner is constrained to approach this Court, as the respondents have, despite binding nature of the revised Policy, failed to implement mandatory provisions in both letter and spirit. Thus, it is submitted that this failure has led to arbitrary grant of “Developmental Plant” status, inconsistent approvals across Zonal Railways, absence of the RDSO online portal, and the participation of non-compliant entities in tenders, resulting in anti-competitive practices and monopolistic tendencies and in a complete subversion of the object, structure, and integrity of the Policy framework. February, 2021. 3. Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner further submits that two representations dated 1st
4. Per contra, learned counsel appearing for the respondents submits that the copy of the petition served upon them, includes only one representation and not two representations. July, 2025, highlighting the said issues have already been given to the respondents. However, no reply has been received till date. 5. He further submits that complete copy of the petition has not been served upon the respondents, as the documents being relied upon by learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner during the course of arguments, are not available in the file provided to the respondents. 6. It is submitted that be that as it may, reserving the right of the respondents to be supplied full copy of the petition, the respondents shall decide the representations of the petitioner, within a time-bound manner. 7. Accordingly, considering the submissions made before this Court, it is This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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directed that a complete copy of the present petition, along with complete set of annexures and documents, shall be provided to learned counsel appearing for the respondents, on the Email, which is reflected in today’s order.
8. In view of the submissions made before this Court, it is directed that the representations dated 1st
9. During the course of deciding the representations of the petitioner, the respondents shall give opportunity of personal hearing to the authorized representatives of the petitioner. July, 2025, submitted by the petitioner to the Railway Board, shall be decided, expeditiously, within a time bound manner, preferably, within a period of three months from today.
10. In case, any documents are required by the respondents during the course of hearing, liberty shall be given to the petitioner to submit such documents with the respondents.
11. A speaking order shall be duly passed by the respondents upon the representations of the petitioners, copy of which, shall be supplied to the petitioner through its counsel on the E-mail, which is reflected in today’s
order.
12. In case the petitioner has any grievance with regard to the speaking
order passed by the respondent, the petitioner shall have liberty to seek its remedies in accordance with law.
13. With the aforesaid directions, the present writ petition, along with the pending application, is accordingly disposed of.
MINI PUSHKARNA, J AUGUST 11, 2025 ak This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/08/2025 at 13:11:15