$~76 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010436332026 + W.P.(C) 13412/2026 & CM APPL. 62617/2026 M/S RAYS POWER INFRA LIMITED (ERSTWHILE KNOWN AS RAYS POWER INFRA PRIVATE LIMITED) .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Susshil Daga, Mr. Utkarsh Misra, Ms. Gazal Ghai, Advocates. versus DELHI JAL BOARD & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Karunesh Tandon, Mr. Sarthak Mittal, Mr. Prabin Mohan, Mr. Pratham Singh, Advocates for R-1 and R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA O R D E R % 15.09.2026 CM APPL. 62618/2026 (exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. Application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 13412/2026 3. By way of the present petition, the petitioner is seeking following prayers: “a. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction restraining the Respondents to forthwith release and refund the bid security deposited by the Petitioner comprising of Rs. 30,00,000 furnished by Bank Guarantee vide BG No. 0273OBG17021451 dated 06.12.2017 and EMD of Rs. 20,00,000 deposited through RTGS on 12.12.2017. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/09/2026 at 11:47:49 b. In the interim, issue an appropriate writ, order or direction restraining the Respondents, their officers, agents and representatives from taking any coercive steps including demand for renewal, invocation or encashment of the Bank Guarantee furnished by the Petitioner. c. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction quashing of the communication dated 29.11.2025 demanding extension of the BG and a direction to decide the Petitioner’s representation dated 31.03.2026 by a reasoned order d. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction declaring that the Respondents are not entitled to enforce or act upon the Work Order dated 16.01.2018, the project having become incapable of performance in its awarded form, and consequently restraining the Respondents from taking any coercive action founded thereon e. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring that no subsisting executable contractual obligation survives pursuant to frustration of the 4 MW Rooftop Solar Project awarded vide Work Order dated 16.01.2018,” 4. Issue notice. The learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of respondent nos. 1 and 2. 5. Having heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and having regard to the nature of the controversy involved, this Court deems it appropriate, without entering into the merits of the rival contentions, to dispose of the present petition with a direction that the petition be treated as a representation on behalf of the petitioner. 6. The respondents are directed to consider and decide the aforesaid representation, including the petitioner’s representation dated 31.03.2026, in accordance with law, by a reasoned and speaking order, within a period of four weeks from today. The decision so taken shall be communicated to the petitioner forthwith. 7. It is clarified that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the claims raised by the petitioner, and all rights and contentions of the parties are left open, including the issue of maintainability of the present petition. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/09/2026 at 11:47:49 8. In view of the aforesaid directions, the present petition stands disposed of. 9. In case the petitioner continues to remain aggrieved by the decision so taken, or in the event the respondents fail to take a decision within the aforesaid period, the petitioner shall be at liberty to avail of such remedies as may be available in law, including approaching this Court by way of an appropriate petition. 10. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J SEPTEMBER 15, 2026/vc/vs This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/09/2026 at 11:47:49