STUMPP SCHUELE LEWIS MACHINE TOOLS PVT LTD vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 21st June, 2025 Date of Decision: 1st July, 2025 + W.P.(C) 4297/2025, CM APPL. 19950/2025&CM APPL. 19952/2025 STUMPP SCHUELE LEWIS MACHINE TOOLS PVT LTD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Gaurav Agarwal, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Rohit Rao, Mr. Ananga Bhattacharya and Ms. Krishanu Barua, Advocates versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rohan Jaitley, CGSC for UOI with Mr. Varun Pratap Singh, Mr. Dev Pratap Shani and Mr. Yogya Bhatia, Advocates for R-1 and R-2. (Through VC) with Mr. Raj Kumar, DIGLAW, CRPF Mr. Harin P. Raval, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Nilana Bandhopadhyay, Mr. Kumar Shashwat Singh, Ms. Surbhi Rana and Ms. Shreya Bansal, Advocates for R-3. Mr. Anil Kumar Mishra, Ms. Mrinal Bharti, Mr. Manish Kr. Shekhari, Ms. Anisha Mahajan, and Mr. Hemant Dixit, Advocates for R-4. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA JUDGMENT MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J: 1. The present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the Petitioner - Stumpp Schuele Lewis Machine Tools Pvt. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 4297/2025 Page 1 of 55 By:MAMTA RANI Signing Date:01.07.2025 17:53:30 Ltd., assailing the rejection letter dated 27.03.2025 [‘impugned rejection letter’] issued by Respondent No. 2, as being arbitrary and violative of the Petitioner’s right enshrined under Article(s) 14, 19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution of India. The Petitioner is also seeking a declaration to the effect that Respondent Nos. 3 and 4 be disqualified from the evaluation process of the tender issued by Respondent No. 2 herein, as having not satisfied the conditions stipulated therein. 2. The facts, as stated in pleadings, which are relevant