M/S KARIX MOBILE PRIVATE LIMITED vs NATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTRE SERVICES INC & ORS.

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$ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 25.03.2026 Judgment delivered on: 02.04.2026 Judgment uploaded on: As per Digital Signature~ + W.P.(C) 1815/2026 CM APPLs. 8759/2026, 9714/2026, 18583/2026 M/S KARIX MOBILE PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jayant K. Mehta, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Zeeshan Diwan, Mr. Krishna Datta Multani, Mr. Joel James, Ms. Ankita Yadav, Mr. Harsha and Ms. Mansvini Jain, Advs. versus NATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTRE SERVICES INC & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Shiva Lakshmi, SPC, Ms. Rakshita Goyal and Mr. Ranjan Mozumdar, Advs. for R-1. Mr. Sakal Bhushan, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Anubhav Mehta, Mr. Vasu Bhushan, Mr. Surendra Kumar and Mr. Nipun Bhushan, Advs. for R-2. Mr. Saurabh Kirpal, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Monisha Mane Bhangale, Mr. Pranav Sarthi, Mr. Junaid Aamir, Mr. Udit Bajpai and Mr. Chandrajit, Advs. for R-3. Mr. Sanjay Poddar, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Shivam Goel, Ms. Ramya S. Goel, Ms. Sanya Sharma and Ms. Anshika Singh, Advs. for Pinnacle Teleservices Pvt. Ltd. Signature Not Verified Signed By:HEMANT W.P.(C) 1815/2026 Page 1 of 23 PRATAP SINGH Signing Date:02.04.2026 14:52 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA JUDGMENT MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J. 1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing of the Letter of Empanelment dated 26.12.2025 [‘LoE’] issued by Respondent No. 1/National Informatics Centre Services Inc. [‘NICSI’] in favour of Respondent No. 2/Onextel, on the ground that the subject tender for ‘Empanelment for the implementation of Message Gateway Services of Government of India’ stands vitiated by fraud and misrepresentation. The core grievance of the Petitioner is that the contract has been awarded