AMAN CARRIERS vs INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD & ANR.

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$~98 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 03.11.2025 + W.P.(C) 16517/2025 and CM APPL.67690/2025 AMAN CARRIERS .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Sr. Advocate along with Mr. Avneesh, Mr. Ankit Sharma, Mr. Krisna Gambhir and Ms. Riya Kumar, Advocates. versus INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Siddhant Kumar and Ms. Anshika Saxena, Advs. for R-1. Ms. Shweta Bharti, Ms. Yashodhara and Mr. Nayan Mittal, Advs. for R-2. Mr. Amit Meharia and Mr. Abinash Agarwal, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA SACHIN DATTA, J. (ORAL) 1. At the outset, learned senior counsel for the petitioner does not press prayers (d) and (e) in the present petition, and seeks liberty to agitate the same in independent substantive proceedings before the concerned Roster Bench. Accordingly, prayers (d) and (e) are dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty as prayed for. 2. Respective counsel for the parties have been heard on the remaining prayers. 3. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner assailing the communication/order dated 20.08.2025 issued by the respondent no.1/Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), whereby the petitioner has been sought to be placed on the “holiday list” and debarred from entering into any contract Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:UMANG W.P.(C) 16517/2025 Page 1 of 17 Signing Date:04.11.2025 19:19:39 with IOCL and Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited. The said order further states that the petitioner stands removed from the list of approved vendors/contractors from 20.08.2025 to 18.10.2025. The said communication/order dated 20.08.2025 reads as under:- 4. The petitioner further assails the order dated 21.08.2025 issued by the respondent no.1, whereby the petitioner’s PAN (AAMFA1527C) has bee