SHRI RUCHIT BANSAL & ANR. vs GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 03.03.2025 % Judgment delivered on: 05.03.2025 + W.P.(C) 2660/2025 & CM APPL. 12638/2025 SHRI RUCHIT BANSAL & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Somnath Bharti and Mr. Anand Prakash Gautam, Advs. with the petitioners in person. Versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sameer Vashisht, SC, GNCTD with Ms. Harshita Nathrani, Adv. for R-1. Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Adv. for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGMENT DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, C.J. 1. Proceedings of this petition instituted under Article 226 of the Constitution of India assail the validity of tender condition no. 3, so far as it excludes use of BSIV GPS enabled trucks by the tenderers in relation to an e-tender floated for transportation of specified food articles (wheat and rice) on principal - to - principal basis from six Food Corporation of India (hereinafter referred to as the ‘FCI’) godowns in Delhi to the fair price shops located in Specified Food Circles of National Capital Territory of Delhi. It has, thus, been prayed to quash the said e-tender. W.P.(C) 2660/2025 Page 1 of 22 Signature Not Verified Digiltally Signed By:SREERAM L Signing Date:05.03.2025 11:30:59 2. The petitioners have also prayed for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the Delhi State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (hereinafter referred to as the ‘respondent no.2/Corporation’) to grant extension of the ongoing contract works allotted to the petitioner for a further period of one year, in tune with such a provision mentioned in the existing contract and also in tune with the past practices and to allow the petitioners to continue for the entire period of 39 months as allegedly agreed between the petit