IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.18111 of 2009 ***** Shanti Devi, wife of Late Vijay Kumar Poddar, Resident of Mohalla Rajkumar Ganj, P.S. Town, Town & Dist. Darbhanga. …. …. Petitioner Versus 1. The Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Rail, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi. 2. The Chief Commercial Manager, East Central Railway, Hajipur (Vaishali). 3. The Group General Manager, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited, Eastern Zone Office, 3, Koilaghat Street, Ground Floor, Kolkatta-700 001. 4. The Regional Manager, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited,, 4th Floor, Biscomaun Bhawan, West Gandhi Maidan, Patna. …. …. Respondents with CWJC No.18218 of 2009 ***** Arun Chandra Prasad, won of Late Hari Prasad, resident of village- Jagdishpur, P.S. Jagdishpur, Dist. Bhojpur. …. …. Petitioner Versus 1. The Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Rail, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi. 2. The Chief Commercial Manager, East Central Railway, Hajipur (Vaishali). 3. The Group General Manager, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited, Eastern Zone Office, 3, Koilaghat Street, Ground Floor, Kolkatta-700 001. 4. The Regional Manager, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited,, 4th Floor, Biscomaun Bhawan, West Gandhi Maidan, Patna. …. …. Respondents ----------- For the Petitioners : Mr. Amitabh Sohan, Advocate For the IRCTC : Mr. A. Amanullah, Advocate ---------- 2. 22.12.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the IRCTC. Challenge is to the notice inviting tender for issuance of license to manage catering stalls at different railway stations. Both the petitioners are aggrieved because according to them even as per 2005 Revised Catering Policy since they are old vendors operating on their respective stations they are entitled to priority and indulgence but the same is not being done and in breach of the said policy fresh - 2 - advertisements have been issued. In both the cases vide Annexure-3 and Annexure-2 respectively in C.W.J.C. No. No.18111 of 2009 and C.W.J.C. No. 18218 of 2009, the petitioners have approached Regional Manager of IRCTC Ltd. raising their grievance. The Court is of the opinion that respondent no.4 would be well advised to respond to those representations filed on behalf of the petitioners preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of communication/production of a copy of this order. This writ applications stand disposed of with above direction. Pawan/- (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)