PARAM ENTERPRISES PRIVATE LIMITED, & ANR. vs IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, & ORS.

Judgment text excerpt

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 11th July 2025 Pronounced on: 01st August 2025 + W.P.(C) 7263/2025 & CM APPLs. 32778-32779/2025 PARAM ENTERPRISES PRIVATE LIMITED, & ANR .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Meenakshi Arora, Sr. Adv with Mr. Srijib Chakraborty & Mr. Subhasish Chakraborty, Advs. versus IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED & ORS. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Mohit Goel, Mr. Sidhant Goel, Ms. Aishna Jain and Mr. Aditya Maheshwari, Advs for R-1 to 5. Mr. Udit Seth, Mr. Anil Seth, Mr. Roshan Roy and Mr. Vivek G. B. Advs for R-6. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL JUDGMENT % ANISH DAYAL, J 1. This petition has been filed seeking disqualification of the bid submitted by respondent no.6/ Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (‘RVNL’) in reference to Tender no. IRCON/2060/CGRP/e-TENDER/24-25/CEWRL/GAD-PND/S&T/01 dated 08th January 2025 (‘impugned tender’), and attendant relief including to declare petitioner no.1 as L-1 bidder. Factual Background Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:MANISH KUMAR W.P.(C) 7263/2025 Page 1 of 22 Signing Date:01.08.2025 18:30:33 2. Brief background facts are that respondent no.3/IRCON issued an impugned tender for supply of various signalling, telecommunications and EIMWB materials, installation, testing and commissioning of Distributed/Centralised Electronic Interlocking (E1) Installations at 10 new stations, viz., Surakachhar, Block Cabin, Katghora Road, Bhingra, Patuwa, Matin, Sendurgarh, Putipakhana, Dhangawan and Bhadi stations; 06 new IBCs in the Bhingra-Putuwa, Putuwa-Matin, Sendurgarh-Putipakhana, Putipakhana-Bhadi, Bhadi-Dhangawan & Dhangawan-Pendra Road block sections; installation, testing and commissioning of new section Control System with Headquarters and Wayside Train Control Communication Equ