CREST DIGITEL PRIVATE LIMITED vs DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LIMITED & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on:- 17.09.2025 Date of Decision:- 18.11.2025 + LPA 588/2025 &CM APPL. 58725-29/2025 CREST DIGITEL PRIVATE LIMITED .....Appellant Through: Mr.Mukul Rohtagi, Sr. Adv. and Mr.Dayan Krishnan, Sr. Adv. with Mr.Sahil Naran, Mr.Madhavam Sharma, Mr.Vidush Sinha, Mr. Sukrit Seth and Mr.Keshav Sehgal, Advs. versus DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LIMITED & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Srinivasan Ramaswamy, Adv for R-1. Mr.Rajshekhar Rao, Sr. Adv. with Mr.Mehul Parti, Mr.Ashwani Malhotra, Ms.Shivangi Bajpai, Advs for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGMENT DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, C.J. 1. This intra-court appeal instituted under Clause X of the Letters Patent takes exception to the judgment dated 04.09.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge whereby W.P.(C) 10051/2025 filed by the appellant challenging the Signature Not Verified Digiltally Signed LPA 588/2025 Page 1 of 19 By:SREERAM L Signing Date:18.11.2025 16:20:37 Letter of Acceptance (LoA) dated 13.02.2025 issued in favour of the respondent no.2 by the respondent no.1, has been dismissed. 2. Facts necessary for appropriate adjudication of the issues involved in this appeal are encapsulated as under:- 2.1 On 14.11.2018 a license agreement was entered into between the respondent no.2 and respondent no.1 for executing work relating to installation of telecom tower/mast for provision and enhancement of Mobile (Cellular) Network (2G/3G/4G) at five locations at four selected metro stations, whereunder the respondent no.2 was to design, procure, manufacture, fabricate, install, commission, manage, operate and maintain telecommunication tower/mast at its own cost. The license agreement was executed not only to augment non-traffic reve