M/S. E-VERVE DESIGN vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~75 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 1568/2025, CM APPL. 7690/2025 & CM APPL. 7691/2025 M/S. E-VERVE DESIGN .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Yukta Kathuria, Advocate. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shushil Kumar Pandey, SPC and Mr. Kamal Deep, GP with Mr. Hemant Kumar Mishra, Advocate for R-1 and R-2. % Date of Decision: 10th February, 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGEMENT TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J.: (ORAL) W.P.(C) 1568/2025 1. Present petition has been filed under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 seeking issuance of letter of intent by accepting the petitioner as L1 bidder. The petition further seeks direction to respondent no.1 to dispose of the representation dated 02.11.2024 and quash the email dated 26.06.2024 blacklisting the petitioner. In the alternative, the petitioner also seeks refund of the Earnest Money Deposit made by it via demand draft amounting to Rs.8,46,000/- payable to respondent no.3 alongwith interest of 18% per annum from the date of issuance of demand draft. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 1568/2025 Page 1 of 6 By:MADHU SARDANA Signing Date:13.02.2025 17:23:55 2. Facts in brief as culled out from the petition are as follows:- a) The respondent no.3 issued a Notice Inviting Tender (hereinafter referred to as “NIT”) on 13.02.2024 and the last date for submission of bid was 24.02.2024. After the submission, the petitioner received an email dated 10.05.2024 confirming the qualification of technical bid of the said NIT subject to verification of credential documents. b) The petitioner vide email dated 15.05.2024, informed the respondent of its inability to arrange for the documents sought as also site inspection and simultaneousl