MADRAS SECURITY PRINTERS PRIVATE LIMITED vs NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SMART GOVERNMENT

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$ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 28.01.2026 Judgment delivered on: 10.03.2026 Judgment uploaded on: As per Digital Signature~ + W.P.(C) 18934/2025 & CM APPL. 78836/2025 CM APPL. 1350/2026 MADRAS SECURITY PRINTERS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Versus NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SMART GOVERNMENT. .....Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case For the Petitioner : Mr. Amit Sibal, Sr. Adv, Mr. Daksh Pandit, Mr. Darpan Sachdeva & Mr. Rajat Bector, Advs. For the Respondent : Mr. Sandeep Prabhakar, Senior Adv., Mr. Vikas Mehta, Ms. Mansi Jain, Mr. Parth Tanwar, Advs. for R-1 Ms Arunima Dwivedi, CGSC; Mr Akash Gupta, GP; Mr Rajat Sharma, Ms Himanshi Singh, Ms Monalisha Pradhan, Ms Priya Khurana Advs. for R-2 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA JUDGMENT MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J. 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 read with Signature Not Verified Signed By:MOHIT W.P.(C) 18934/2025 Page 1 of 33 Signing Date:10.03.2026 15:00 Article 227 of the Constitution of India, seeking appropriate directions to the Respondent No. 1 to consider the Petitioner’s bid, submitted pursuant to IFB No. NISG/SLUDI-2025, which has not been accepted by the Respondent No. 1, without furnishing any reasons. 1.1. The Petitioner has been excluded from the bidding process at the pre- qualification stage and, therefore, its bid has not proceeded even for technical evaluation. 1.2. It is the Petitioner’s contention that its bid is complete in all respects and complies with the eligibility criteria set out in the Tender document. 2. The relevant facts for the disposal of the present writ petition are as follows: 2.1. Respondent no. 1, the National Institute for Smart Government (NISG), a no