TEXMACO RAIL AND ENGINEERING LTD. & ANR. vs IRCON INTERNATIONAL & ORS.

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$~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment pronounced on: 09.10.2025 + W.P.(C) 10806/2022, CM APPLs.31396/2022, 36673/2022, 52801/2022 & 52802/2022 TEXMACO RAIL AND ENGINEERING LTD. & ANR......Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashish Dholakia, Sr. Advocate along with Mr. Ankur Chawla, Ms. Kanika Singh and Ms. Prerna Mahajan, Advocates. versus IRCON INTERNATIONAL LTD. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Chandan Kumar and Mr. Vikram Sharma, Advs. for R-1. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA JUDGMENT 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner inter-alia assailing letters/communications bearing No. CGM(S&T)/2022/1/Conf dated 09.03.2022 and No. IRCON/CC/TNS 129 dated 04.04.2022 issued by the respondent/Indian Rail Construction Company Limited (IRCON). By way of the impugned letters/communications, the respondent communicated to the Northern Railways Headquarters, New Delhi that the petitioner has been debarred by the respondent for a period of two years and has been listed under “list of agencies suspended/banned for business dealings by IRCON” (as published on the website of respondent). The letter / communication dated 09.03.2022 bearing no. CGM(S&T)/2022/1/Conf, addressed by the respondent to Northern Railway W.P.(C) 10806/2022 Page 1 of 22 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ABHISHEK THAKUR Signing Date:08.10.2025 15:21:04 Headquarters, Baroda House, New Delhi reads as under: The letter/communication dated 04.04.2022 bearing no. IRCON/CC/TNS 129, addressed by the respondent to the Northern Railway Headquarters, Baroda House, New Delhi reads as under: - “To, Date: 04.04.2022 CSTE/P/East Northern Railway, Baroda House, New Delhi Sub: Confirmation regarding banned Business with M/s Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd. Ref: Your letter No. E-205/SIG/C/4 date