R.K. JAIN INFRA PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED vs NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 15.06.2026 W.P.(C) 8151/2026, CM APPL. 38814/2026 & CM APPL. 38815/2026 R.K. JAIN INFRA PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankit Jain, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Vedant Sharma, Mr. Ashish Kumar Pandey, Mr. Apoor Bansal and Mr. Shiva Pandey, Advs. versus NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Namit Saxena, Adv. (through VC) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN TEJAS KARIA, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to the Respondent to permit the Petitioner to participate in the Notice Inviting Tender dated 02.06.2026 (“NIT”). 2. The Petitioner is engaged, inter alia, in the business of collection and management of user fee/toll at National Highway projects across the country. On 06.08.2025, the Respondent passed an order debarring the Petitioner 3. The Petitioner is presently operating the Ghamroj Fee Plaza under an agreement valid until 12.08.2026. Pending pronouncement of judgment in W.P.(C.) No. 12044/2025, the Respondent issued the NIT for engagement of a User Fee Collection Agency