NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA vs PANKAJ KUMAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI LPA 189/2025 & CM APPL. 14603/2025, CM APPL. 14604/2025, CM APPL. 14605/2025, CM APPL. 14606/2025 NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA ...Appellant Through: Mr. Santosh Kumar, Standing Counsel with Mr. Devansh Malhotra and Mr. Adithya Raman, Advocates. versus PANKAJ KUMAR .....Respondent Through: None. Date of Decision: 11th March, 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGEMENT TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J : (ORAL) 1. Present letters patent appeal has been filed assailing the impugned order dated 18.12.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge whereby the underlying writ petition being W.P.(C) 15218/2024 filed by the respondent was allowed and consequently, the circulars dated 29.07.2024 and 18.10.2024 issued by the appellant/NHAI whereby the respondent was debarred from all NHAI/MoRTH projects for a period of one year, were quashed. 2. It is the case of the appellant that an Engineering Procurement and Construction Agreement dated 15.06.2022 (EPC Contract) was executed between the appellant/NHAI and S.P. Singla Construction Private Limited (Contractor) for construction of highway for connection of Amritsar with D