PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS PRIVATE LIMITED vs DIALOGUE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~14 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 15532/2022 and CM APPL. 48313/2022, CM APPL. 39118/2023 Date of Decision: 23.03.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Dayan Krishnan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Anuj Berry, Mr. Shiv Johar, Ms. Jayati Sinha, Mr. Shreedhar Kale, Advocates. versus DIALOGUE AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr Sameer Vashisht (SC for GNCTD), Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The petition is for following reliefs : (a) Issue a writ of certiorari or appropriate writ, order or direction quashing and setting aside the Impugned Show Cause Notice dated 14 October 2022 bearing number F.7(1I)/VC/DDCD/2021/Pt. File/2074-78 issued by the Respondent No. 1; and (b) Pass any other order/direction(s) as this Hon’ble Court Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:AMIT KUMAR Signed SHARMA Signing Date:27.03.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 16:47:13 W.P.(C) 15532/2022 Page 1 of 3 KUMAR KAURAV may deem appropriate in the facts and circumstances of this case. 2. The Petitioner is a private limited company engaged in providing consultancy and advisory services. Respondent No. 1- Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi (hereinafter ‘DDCD’), is a policy think tank under the Government of NCT of Delhi. 3. The impugned Show Cause Notice (hereinafter ‘SCN’) dated 14.10.2022 is challenged, on the ground that there is no privity of contract between the petitioner and DDCD. 4. It appears that, at the instance of DDCD, the National Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (hereinafter ‘NICSI’) had furnished a list of empanelled consultants, pursuant to which petitioner, was invited by DDCD to