MS TEKRAM ENTERPRISES vs DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

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$~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on:09.04.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 16 .04.2026 + W.P.(C) 3989/2026 & CM APPL. 19590/2026 MS TEKRAM ENTERPRISES ....Petitioner Through: Mr. Deepak Mehra, Mr. Vikas Kumar, Mr. Vikshit Kumar, Advs. versus DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ....Respondent Through: Ms. Kritika Gupta CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH JUDGMENT 1. By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has approached this Court to challenge the disqualification of the petitioner from participation in the tender process (“Impugned decision”) for all sports complexes where it has participated. FACTUAL BACKGROUND 2. The petitioner namely, M/s Tekram Enterprises is a sole proprietorship concern of Ms. Arpana Tiwari, which is engaged in the business of running and maintenance of swimming pools. 3. Ms. Arpana Tiwari, has been working since 2015 as a receptionist in the Paschim Vihar Sports Complex hired on temporary outsource/private Digitally Signed By:MAYANK Signing Date:16.04.2026 W.P. (C) No. 3989/2026 Page 1 of 18 16:39:15 basis and at present is working for the contractor i.e., M/s Rajsheel Enterprises. 4. For the sake of brevity and clarity, the term “petitioner” is used interchangeably for M/s Tekram Enterprises (petitioner enterprise) and its sole proprietor i.e., Ms. Arpana Tiwari. 5. The respondent namely, Delhi Development Authority (“DDA”) invited 11 tenders by issuing notice inviting tender (“NIT”) for hiring contractors for maintenance and other ancillary functions of its swimming pools at various sport centres in DDA complexes. 6. The petitioner participated in 10 tenders and was duly qualified for participation for PDKP Sports Complex, Chilla Sports Complex, Yamuna Sports Complex. However, the petitioner received an email dated