ARORA MEDI LINES PVT LTD vs GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

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$~25 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 18485/2025 & CM APPL. 76653/2025 ARORA MEDI LINES PVT LTD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anirudh Wadhwa, Mr. Kanishk Garg and Mr. Vibhu Pahuja, Advocates. versus GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, Standing Counsel (Civil), Ms. Khushboo Mittal, Advocate for GNCTD. Ms. Shweta Bharti, Ms. Tejaswini Chandrashekhar, Mr. Jatin Chaddha and Ms. Sanskruti Jinwal, Advocates for R-6. % Date of Decision: 05.12.2025 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGEMENT TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J: (ORAL) 1. Present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, seeking to quash the bid documents dated 24.11.2025 issued by the respondents. The petition also seeks a direction to the respondents to conduct a fresh tendering process in respect of “Educational School Kits for States (Q4)” for Government schools in Delhi, in accordance with applicable regulations. The petition further seeks to frame appropriate guidelines for compliance by, inter alia, the respondents, in order to provide safeguards preventing collusion/cartelisation and ensuring transparency and equal Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 18485/2025 Page 1 of 13 By:YASHRAJ Signing Date:09.12.2025 15:12:51 opportunity for all prospective bidders. 2. The facts in brief are as under: a. In the financial year 2024-25, various tenders were issued by respondents nos.1 to 4 in respect of procurement of “Teaching Learning Material (TLM kit) (by Samagra Shiksha, Delhi)(Q3)” all of which included a condition for “demonstration of kit containing all quoted items” as part of the eligibility criteria under the buyer added Additional Terms and Conditions. b. On 19.12.2024, th