W.P.(C) 7263/2025 Page 1 of 2 2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 11 th July 2025 Pronounced on: 01 st August 2025 + W.P.(C) 7263/2025 & CM APPLs. 32778 - 327 79/2025 PARAM ENTERPRISES PRIVATE LIMITED, & ANR ...Petitioners Through: Ms. Menakshi Arora, Sr. Adv with Mr. Srijib Chakraborty & Mr. Subhasish Chakraborty, Advs. versus IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED & ORS. ..Respondents Through: Mr. Mohit Goel, Mr. Sidhant Goel, Ms. Aishna Jain and Mr. Aditya Maheshwari, Advs for R - 1 to 5. Mr. Udit Seth, Mr. Anil Seth, Mr. Roshan Roy and Mr. Vivek G. B. Advs for R - 6. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL JUDGMENT % ANISH DAYAL, J 1. This petition has ben filed seeking disqualification of the bid submitted by respondent no.6 / Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd . ( µRVNL ¶) in reference to Tender no. IRCON/2060/CGRP/e - TENDER /24 - 25/CEWRL/GAD - PND/S&T/01 dated 08 th January 2025 µ impugned tender ¶ , and attendant relief including to declare petitioner no.1 as L - 1 bidder. Factual Background W.P.(C) 7263/2025 Page 2 of 2 2 2. B rief background facts are that respondent no.3 / IRCON issued an impugned tender for supply of various signalling, telecommunications and EIMWB materials, i nstallation, t esting and c omissioning of Distributed/Centralised Electronic Interlocking (E 1 ) Installations at 10 new stations, viz., Surakachhar, Block Cabin, Katghora Road, Bhingra, Patuwa, Matin, Sendurgarh, Putipakhana, Dhangawan and Bhadi stations ; 06 new IBCs in the Bhingra - Putuwa, Putuwa - Matin, Sendurgarh - Putipakhana, Putipakhana - Bhadi, Bhadi - Dhang awan & Dhangawan - Pendra Road block sections ; i nstallation, t esting and c omissioning of new section Control System with Headquarters and Wayside Train Control Comunication Equipment/System in the Gevra Road ±Pendra Road s ection ; installation, testing and commissioning of new Telephone Exchange and EIMWBs at appropriate location(s) through execution of various signalling & telecomunications works µ S&T Work s ¶) ; alterations/modifications in the existing panel interlocking installation at Kusmunda Block Station (KBS ) yard and the existing Electronic Interlocking Installation at East Cabin of the SECL SILO S iding, (KMKA) yard including other miscellaneous works having estimated cost of work of Rs.209 .41 crores . 3. Petitioners claim to be a reputed company in S&T Work s and participated in the said tender. The technical bid was open ed on 7 th February 2025. Petitioners were found to be eligible with other five bidders. 4. Subsequent to the opening of the technical bid, respondent s uploaded the bid documents and/or credentials submitted by the respective bidders. Petitioners, upon review of the said documents, noted that there were several anomalies in the Performance Certificate relied upon by other participants , as W.P.(C) 7263/2025 Page 3 of 2 2 they were failing to meet the eligibility criteria as per Clause 1 of e - Procurement Notice . 5. Acordingly, petitioners vide a letter dated 25 th March 2025 , informed respondent s and requested that the µessential qualifying criteria ¶ be considered in true spirit and there should not be any arbitrary dilution. No response was received. Petitioner approached the Calcutta High Court by W . P .