MS RAJENDER KUMAR GUPTA vs MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS.

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$~5 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 7th January, 2026 + W.P.(C) 10351/2025 with CM APPL. 42925/2025 MS RAJENDER KUMAR GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Dheeraj Kumar Singh, Mr. Tarun Diwan, Ms. Pyari and Mr. Varun Gupta, Advocates. versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Sunieta Ojha, Ms. Vasudha Priyansha and Ms. Pragti Bhatia, Advocates for MCD. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL AMIT BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking quashing and setting aside the debarment order bearing no. AO(Engg.)-II/G-IV/Cont./2025/D-156 dated 16th April, 2025 (hereinafter ‘impugned order’) issued by the respondents as being arbitrary, illegal, and violative of the ‘Rules for Enlistment of Contractor in MCD-2024’ (hereinafter ‘Enlistment Rules’) as well as against the principles of natural justice. By way of the impugned order, the petitioner has been blacklisted from participating in the bids/ e- tendering processes of MCD for a period of one year. 2. Briefly stated, the relevant facts for deciding the present writ petition are as follows: Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 10351/2025 Page 1 of 6 By:AANCHAL TAGGAR Signing Date:10.01.2026 18:39:12 2.1. The petitioner is a contractor and was first enlisted with MCD as a Class-V Contractor in the year 1972. Since then, the petitioner’s enlistment has been continuously renewed from time to time. 2.2. The last renewal of the petitioner’s enlistment was effected on 19 th March, 2021 for a period of five years. Presently, the petitioner is enlisted with MCD as a Class-II Contractor with a tendering limit of Rs. 5 crores and has been undertaking various developmental works for MCD from time to time. 2.3. The respondent no.3 invited bid