MADNANI ENGINEERINGS WORKS vs UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 01.09.2025 Judgment delivered on: 09.09.2025 + W.P.(C) 11949/2025 & CM APPL Nos.48752/2025 & 48753/2025 MADNANI ENGINEERINGS WORKS ...Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER ...Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Petitioner : Mr. Kirti Uppal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ashish Khorana and Ms. Archisha Satyarthi, Advocates. For the Respondents : Mr. Vikram Jetly, CGSC with Ms. Shreya Jetly, Advocate for UOI/R-1. Ms. Avshreya Pratap Singh Rudy, Senior Panel Counsel with Ms. Usha Jamnal, Ms. Harshita Chaturvedi and Mr. Mohammad Junaid Mahmood, Advocates for UOI. Ms. Shweta Bharti, Mr. Sumit Malhotra and Ms. Nikita Sharma, Advocates for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGMENT TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J. 1. Present petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, inter alia, seeking following relief: “a. issue an appropriate writ, Order or direction in the nature of Mandamus or any other writ, thereby Quashing the already issued Bid No.GEM/2025/B/6309330 FOR SUPPLY OF "JERRYCANS" AS PER IS 8996, CLOSING DT. 04-08-2025, issued by Respondent No. 1 and recalling/ reissuing the said Bid. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:YASHRAJ W.P.(C) 11949/2025 Page 1 of 10 Signing Date:09.09.2025 17:38:25 b. issue an appropriate writ, or any other Writ or Order or direction in the nature of Certiorari or mandamus, thereby directing the Respondent not to proceed further with such or similar acts, whereby a product sold with different names be acceptable and past registered suppliers be recognized with the new Vendor Assessment Agency automatically.” 2. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner is an ISO 9001:2015 certified c