M/S KAUSHIK MEDICAL STORE vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 06.04.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 21.04.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 21.04.2026 + W.P.(C) 3960/2026 & CM APPL. 19327/2026 M/S KAUSHIK MEDICAL STORE .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Samrat Nigam, Senior Advocate with Mr. Kunal Mittal, Ms. Arpita Rawat and Mr. Shiv Dutt Kaushik, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nishant Gautam CGSC with Ms. Kavya Shukla, Mr. Vineet Negi, Mr. Vibhav V. Nath & Ms. Theresa, Advs. for R1 & R2 + W.P.(C) 4058/2026 & CM APPL.19938/2026 M/S GROWNBURY PHARMACEUTICALS PVT. LTD. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Samrat Nigam, Senior Advocate with Mr. Kunal Mittal, Ms. Arpita Rawat and Mr. Shiv Dutt Kaushik, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shashank Bajpai CGSC with Mr. Pooja kumari GP, Ms. Aashna Mehra, Mr. Vatsal Tripathi, Mr. Govind Singh Chauhan, Advs. for CGHS Ms. Shweta Bharti, Ms. Tejaswini Chandrasekhar, Mr. Sidharth Sharma, Mr. Jatin Chaddha, Ms. Sanskruti Jinwal & Ms. Bushra Alam, Advs. for R3 (GeM) Signature Not Verified Signed By:JAI NARAYAN Signing Date:21.04.2026 W.P.(C) 3960/2026 and connected matter Page 1 of 22 15:23:33 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.: 1. The present Petitions, preferred by the respective Petitioners, lay a challenge to the E-tender dated 18.03.2026 [hereinafter referred to as „Impugned Tender‟] issued by Respondent No.2, i.e., the Central Government Health Scheme [„CGHS‟], through the Government e- Marketplace (GeM) portal, for “Local Chemist Empanelment Service” for supply/procurement of indented drugs and medicines for CGHS Wellness Centres in Delhi for the Financial Years 2026-2028. The Petitioners, who are existing empan