M S DEEPAK AND CO THROUGH ITS PARTNER SMT POONAM PORWAL vs INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM CORPORATION LIMITED THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 27.03.2025 % Judgment delivered on: 22.04.2025 + W.P.(C) 6460/2024, CM APPL. 26931/2024 & CM APPL. 26932/2024 M S DEEPAK AND CO THROUGH ITS PARTNER SMT POONAM PORWAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kirti Uppal, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Himanshu Pathak, Ms. Riya Gulati, Mr. Amit Singh and Ms. Archisha Satyarthi, Advocates. Versus INDIAN RAILWAY CATERING AND TOURISM CORPORATION LIMITED THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR & ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General with Mr. Saurav Agrawal, Mr. Anshuman Chowdhury and Mr. Aarya Bhat, Advs. for R-1. Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Jayant Mehta, Sr. Advocate alongwith Mr. Jasmeet Singh, Mr. Gautam Khazanchi, Mr. Mahinder Singh Hura, Mr. Saif Ali, Mr. Pushpendra S. Bhadoriya, Mr. Vijay Sharma, Ms. Riya Kumar, Mr. Rajat Sinha, Mr. Pranav Menon, Mr. Vaibhav Dubey and Mr. Saurav, Advocates for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA Signature Not Verified Digiltally Signed W.P.(C) 6460/2024 Page 1 of 45 By:SREERAM L Signing Date:22.04.2025 10:46:44 JUDGMENT DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, C.J. CHALLENGE 1. The petitioner, which is a partnership firm duly registered with the Registrar of Firms, and is engaged in and carrying on the business of operation and management of catering services and other on board services being rendered in various trains, has instituted the proceedings of instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India assailing the validity of the Letter of Award dated 17.04.2024 (hereinafter referred to as „LoA‟) issued by the respondent no.1 in favour of respondent no.2 for commissioning and operation of base kitchens at pre-notified locations along with provision of on board c