PRAKASH ASPHALTINGS AND TOLL HIGHWAYS INDIA LTD. vs NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 21.04.2026 W.P.(C) 5341/2026 PRAKASH ASPHALTINGS AND TOLL HIGHWAYS INDIA LTD. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Senior Adv. with Mr. Monish Panda, Ms. Preena Salgia & Mr. Anmol Jassal, Advs. versus NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manish K Bishnoi with Mr. Khubaib Shakeel, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN J U D G M E N T (ORAL) ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.: CM APPL. 26211/2026 (for exemption) 1. Exemptions allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 5341/2026 & CM APPL. 26210/2026 3. While filing the Petition, the Petitioner has prayed as under: “a) Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction quashing the Letter of Acceptance dated 17.04.2026 and the April NIT dated 02.04.2026, and direct the Respondent to undertake a fresh tender process by issuing a fresh notice inviting tender with clear and unambiguous terms; or b) Alternatively, issue a writ of mandamus or any other 4. In order to comprehend the issue involved in the present case, relevant facts, in brief, are requ