MORPHING INNOVATIONS OPC PVT LTD vs NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED (NHIDCL) & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 11080/2025 & CM APPLs. 45583-84/2025 MORPHING INNOVATIONS OPC PVT LTD .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Anil K. Airi, Sr. Adv. with Mr.Ravi Krishan Chandna, Mr.Vishal Tyagi, Mr.Shayuk Kumar, Mr.Harsh Gautam & Ms.Sadhana Sharma, Advs. versus NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED (NHIDCL) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Dr. Subhash C. Gupta, Adv. for R-1. Date of Decision: 29.07.2025 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGEMENT TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J: (ORAL) 1. Present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 seeking setting aside of annulment notice dated 08.07.2025 issued by the respondent no.1/National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (hereinafter referred to as ‘NHIDCL’) in respect of the tender bearing no. NHIDCL/RO/A&N/Package-IIIB/US/2nd/FY24-25/06 dated 02.04.2025. The petitioner also seeks direction to the respondents to reconsider the petitioner's case that led to the delay in submission of the Performance 2. Brief facts as culled out from the petition are as under: a) The respondent no. 1/NHIDCL had