$~84 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 15097/2025, CM APPL. 62089/2025, CM APPL. 62090/2025 & CM APPL. 62091/2025 SHRI CHAKKA SAI KRISHNA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jitender Mehta, Mr. Tushar Sharma, Mr. Lalit Kumar, Mr. Abhinav Kumar, Mr. Shivam Pahal, Advocates (M:9871343596) versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ashim Shridhar, Ms. Archyn Gupta, Advocates for R-2, 3, 4 (M:997547353) CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking directions to declare the impugned Show Cause Notice dated 06 O R D E R % 26.09.2025 th 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Show Cause Notice dated 06 May, 2025, issued by the respondent no. 2 against the petitioner as void-ab-initio, and to set aside the same. th May, 2025, has been issued to the petitioner, to which a reply dated 21st 3. Thus, it is submitted that no coercive action be taken against the petitioner, as no Order has been issued to the petitioner, till date. May, 2025, has already been given. 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 04/10/2025 at 15:43:01 4. Responding to the present writ petition, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 2 to 4, submits that the said Show Cause Notice in the present case has been issued in terms of the Clause 7.3 of the General Terms and Conditions of the License (“General Terms and Conditions”) issued by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. between the parties. 5. He submits that the reply on behalf of the petitioner has already been received, and requisite action shall be taken after a final decision in the matter is reached. He submits that the final decision is yet to be taken by the respondents. Therefore, he submits that till any final decision is taken by the respondents, there is no question of any action being taken by the respondents. 6. The aforesaid statement is taken note of. 7. Learned counsel for the respondent nos. 2 to 4, further submits that the present writ petition would not be maintainable, as there is an Arbitration Clause as contained in Clause 10.1 of the General Terms and Conditions. 8. Noting the submissions of the respondent nos. 2 to 4, that no final decision with respect to the Show Cause Notice dated 06th 9. Considering the submissions made before this Court that a final decision to the said Show Cause Notice is yet to be taken by the respondents, it is directed that before any decision is taken by the respondents, Principles of Natural Justice shall be followed. May, 2025, has been taken as yet and that requisite action shall be taken only after a final decision is made in the said Show Cause Notice, no orders are required to be passed by this Court. 10. Noting the aforesaid, the present writ petition, along with the pending 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 04/10/2025 at 15:43:01 applications, is accordingly disposed of. MINI PUSHKARNA, J SEPTEMBER 26, 2025/au 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 04/10/2025 at 15:43:01