CEMBOND CONSTRUCTIONS PVT LTD vs NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION LIMITED

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$~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment pronounced on: 04.09.2025 + W.P.(C) 9067/2025, CM APPL. 38591/2025 CEMBOND CONSTRUCTIONS PVT LTD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sagar (Sr. Adv.) along with Mr. AVS Subramnayam, Mr. Niraj Kumar, Ms. Nazia Parveen, Advs. versus NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Chetan Sharma (ASG) along with Mr. Kaustubh Anshuraj, Mr. Amit Gupta, Mr. R.V. Prabhat, Mr. Saurabh Tripathi, Mr. Vinay Yadav, Mr. Vikram Aditya, Mr. Shubham Sharma, Mr. Naman, Advs. Mr. Adarsh Tripathi, Mr. Vikram Singh Baid, Mr. Ajitesh Garg, Advs. for R2 Mr. Viraj Datar (Sr. Adv) along with Mr. Karan Batura, Ms. Meenal Duggal, Advs. for R4. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA JUDGMENT 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner assailing a “banning circular” bearing Ref. No. CS-QS-C-B-2025/3 dated 07.03.2025 issued by the respondent no.1/ M/s National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) whereby, the business dealings between respondent no.1 and the petitioner have been banned for a period of one year with effect Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 9067/2025 Page 1Digitally of 13 Signed By:ABHISHEK THAKUR By:SACHIN DATTA Signing Date:05.09.2025 Signing Date:05.09.2025 03:44:52 03:44:03 from 26.02.2025 to 25.02.2026. The said circular reads as under: “NTPC Ltd. (Corporate Contracts- Planning & Systems Group) Ref No. CS-QS-C-B-2025/3 Date 07.03.2023 CIRCULAR NO. B-2025/3 Sub. Banning of Business dealings with M/s Cembond Constructions Pvt. Ltd. for a period of one year from 26.02.2025 to 25.02.2026 1.0 It has been decided to ban business dealings with M/s Cembond Constructions Pvt. Ltd, 1st Floor, House No. 37, Road No-7, East Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi-110026 (P