Vedanta Limited vs The Nominated Authority Ministry Of ...

ik-119498396 Delhi High Court 2 December 2025 • 65 min read

Judges (1)

Amit Sharma Delivered

Counsel (9)

Ankur Mittal Counsel Respondent Aviraj Pandey Counsel Respondent Bikram Dwivedi Counsel Petitioner Chetan Sharma Counsel Respondent Jutirani Talakdar Counsel Respondent Naveen Kumar Counsel Petitioner Nidhesh Gupta Counsel Petitioner Prashanto Chandra Sen Counsel Petitioner R. Jaiswal Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

The Nominated Authority Ministry of Coal Government of India Respondent Vedanta Limited Petitioner

Case Significance

Vedanta Limited vs The Nominated Authority Ministry Of ... is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 2, 2025 (citation: ik-119498396). Vedanta Limited challenged an order of the Nominated Authority under the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015, seeking quashing of the impugned order and status quo on a Performance Bank Guarantee. The Court held that the petitioner had an alternate efficacious remedy under Section 27 of the CM (SP) Act, 2015, before the concerned Tribunal at Talchar, Odisha, following the binding precedent of the Division Bench in Trimula Industries Limited. The petition was disposed of with liberty to The case was heard by Justice Amit Sharma.

Summary

Vedanta Limited challenged an order of the Nominated Authority under the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015, seeking quashing of the impugned order and status quo on a Performance Bank Guarantee. The Court held that the petitioner had an alternate efficacious remedy under Section 27 of the CM (SP) Act, 2015, before the concerned Tribunal at Talchar, Odisha, following the binding precedent of the Division Bench in Trimula Industries Limited. The petition was disposed of with liberty to avail alternate remedy within 10 days, and the interim status quo order was extended until the petitioner approached the Tribunal.

What was the outcome of Vedanta Limited vs The Nominated Authority Ministry Of ...?

Vedanta Limited challenged an order of the Nominated Authority under the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015, seeking quashing of the impugned order and status quo on a Performance Bank Guarante...

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