INTERLINK FOODS PVT LTD vs NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE MARKETING FEDERATION OF INDIA LTD (NAFED) & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 15.04.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 04.05.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 04.05.2026 + W.P.(C) 4899/2026, CM APPL. 24022/2026, CM APPL. 24023/2026 and CM APPL. 24024/2026 INTERLINK FOODS PVT LTD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vivek Tankha and Mr. Jayant Mehta, Sr. Advs. along with Mr. Sumeer Sodhi, Mr. Varun Tankha, Mr. Harshit Joshi, Mr. Chaitanya Sharma, Ms. Anannya Jain, Ms. Sidhika Nagrath and Mr. Siddharth Dixit, Advs. versus NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE MARKETING FEDERATION OF INDIA LTD (NAFED) & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sandeep Sethi and Mr. Anil Airi, Sr. Advs. along with Mr. Aaditya Vijaykumar, Ms. Akshita Katoch, Mr. Naman Garg, Mr. Anirudh Anand, Mr. Krishna Gambhir, Ms. Shreya Sethi, Mr. Vishal Tyagi, Ms. Bindiya Logawney Airi, Ms. Jasmin Sokhi and Mr. Harsh Gautam, Advs. with Mr. Amit Goel and Ms. Babita, AR for R- 1. Mr. Chetan Sharma, ASG with Mr. Anil Mittal, Mr. Shaurya Mittal, Advs. for R-2. Ms. Radhika Bishwajit Dubey, CGSC along with Ms. Gurleen Kaur Waraich, Mr. Kritarth Upadhyay, Mr. Vivek Sharma Signature Not Verified Signed By:JAI NARAYAN Signing Date:04.05.2026 W.P.(C) 4899/2026 Page 1 of 20 12:30:57 and Mr. Amulya Dev Mishra, Advs. for R-3. Mr. Narendar Hooda, Sr. Adv. along with Mr. Abhinav Agrawal, Adv. for R-5. Mr. Akshay Ringe, Adv. for R- 6. Mr. Avneesh K. Upadhyay, Adv. for R-7. Mr. Lakshay Pareek, Adv. for R-8. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.: 1. The present proceedings arise in what may appropriately be described as the second round of litigation concerning eligibility conditions incorporated in tenders floated by Respondent No.1, National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of In