BLS E SERVICES LIMITED vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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$~36 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 27.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 2760/2026 CM APPL. 13464/2026 CM APPL. 13465/2026 BLS E SERVICES LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Naman Joshi and Ms. Amber Tickoo, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Nidhi Raman, CGSC, Mr. Arnav Mittal, GP and Mr. Zubin Singh, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA V. KAMESWAR RAO, J. (ORAL) 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 seeking the following reliefs: - “a) Quash the Impugned Communication dated 20.02.2026 issued by Respondent No. 2; b) Direct the Respondent No. 2 to treat the Petitioner as having satisfied the Mandatory Eligibility Criteria prescribed under Chapter V, Para 1(I) of the subject RFP; c) Direct the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to undertake evaluation of the Petitioner’s Technical Bid under the subject RFP; d) Permit the Petitioner to submit and have its financial bid considered under the subject RFP” 2. In this petition, the Petitioner is challenging the communication dated Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 2760/2026 Page 1 of 9 Signed By:MAHIMA SHARMA Signing Date:02.03.2026 16:34 20.02.2026 issued by Respondent No. 2 (High Commission of India, London) (“Impugned Communication”), whereby the Petitioner has been disqualified, failing to satisfy the Mandatory Eligibility Criteria under RFP/Tender No. LON/PPT/415/01/2025 dated 20.11.2025 for outsourcing Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV) services (“subject RFP”). 3. At the outset, learned counsel for the Petitioner fairly points out that, on identical facts, Petitioner herein, has also been disqualified by the Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi, and the said disqualification was challenged by this Petitioner in W.P.