MS VELOCIS SYSTEMS PVT LTD vs NATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTRE SERVICES INCORPORATED NICSI

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 30.04.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 19.05.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 19.05.2026 + W.P.(C) 3987/2026 & CM APPL. 19585/2026 M/S VELOCIS SYSTEMS PVT. LTD ......Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajesh Mohan Sinha, Mr. Prateek Mohan Sinha, Ms. Namita Sinha, Ms. Nandini Harsh and Mr. Krishnendu Das, Advs. versus NATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTRE SERVICES INCORPORATED (NICSI) .....Respondents Through: Ms. Shiva Lakshmi, SPC along with Mr. Pravar Dennison and Mr. Ranjan Mozumdar, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.: 1. Through the present Writ Petition, the Petitioner assails the email/order dated 25.03.2026 [hereinafter referred to as „Impugned Order‟] issued by the Respondent, whereby the representation submitted by the Petitioner pursuant to the order dated 10.03.2026 passed in W.P.(C) 3019/2026 has been rejected, and the Petitioner has been held ineligible for further participation in the tender process pursuant to the Request for Empanelment [hereinafter referred to as „RFE‟] bearing Ref. No.NICSI/Office Support and PMS/2025/14. 2. The issue which arises for consideration in the present Petition is whether the decision of the Respondent, as communicated vide Signature Not Verified Signed By:SAVITA PASRICHA Signing Date:19.05.2026 W.P.(C) 3987/2026 Page 1 of 11 16:32:53 email dated 25.03.2026, rejecting the Petitioner‟s representation and affirming its technical disqualification from the tender process on the ground of submission of an incorrect and incomplete disclosure regarding blacklisting, warrants interference under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. FACTUAL MATRIX 3. In order to appreciate the controversy involved in the present Petit