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

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$~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment pronounced on: 04.09.2025 + W.P.(C) 10051/2025 and CM APPL.41788/2025 CREST DIGITEL PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Sr. Adv. and Mr. Dayan Krishan, Sr. Adv. alongwith Mr. Sahil Narang, Mr. Madhavam Sharma, Mr. Ayushman Kacker, Mr. Sukrit Seth, Advocates. versus DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LIMITED & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Srinivasan Ramaswamy, Adv. for R1. Ms. Avni Singh, PC for GNCTD. Mr. Amarjit Singh Chandiok, Sr. Adv. alongwith Ms. Suryaprava Basu, Mr. Mehul Parit, Mr. Ashwani Malhotra and Ms. Shivangi and Ms. Nancy, Advocates for R2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA JUDGMENT 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking quashing of Letter of Acceptance (LOA) dated 13.02.2025, issued by respondent no.1/Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in favour of respondent no.2/ Indus Towers Limited. Through the said LOA, respondent no.2 has been engaged (on nomination basis) for installation and provisioning of In- Building Solutions (hereinafter referred to as “IBS”) at various metro stations situated along the Delhi Airport Express Line on Delhi Metro Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed Digitally Signed By:ABHISHEK THAKUR W.P.(C) 10051/2025 By:SACHIN Page 1 of 17DATTA Signing Date:06.09.2025 Signing Date:06.09.2025 01:53:54 01:51:51 Network. 2. The petitioner is aggrieved by the manner in which work pertaining to the provisioning of IBS services has been awarded to respondent no.2, without resorting to a competitive bidding process or public auction. It is submitted that the work pertaining to the provisioning of IBS was awarded to the petitioner pursuant to a rigorous and competitive tender process, which ultimately lead to th