Sungrace Energy Solutions Private Ltd. vs Union of India

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2023 Supreme(Del) 4786

SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD
Sungrace Energy Solutions Private Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Mr. Rohit Anil Rathi, Ms. Ranu Purohit, Ms. Aditi Dani, Advocates, for the Petitioner in W.P.(C) 3922 of 2023 & CM APPL. 15281 of 2023 & W.P.(C) 3932/2023 & CM APPL. 15346/2023 & W.P.(C) 3936/2023 & CM APPL. 15350/2023 & W.P.(C) 3937/2023 & CM APPL. 15351/2023 & W.P.(C) 3938/2023 & CM APPL. 15352/2023 & W.P.(C) 3955/2023 & CM APPL. 15423/2023.
Mr. Arnav Kumar, Mr. Gurdas Khurana, Advocates, for the UOI in W.P.(C) 3922 of 2023 & CM APPL. 15281 of 2023.
Mr. Bharat Sangal, Senior Advocate with Ms. Babita Kushwaha, Advocate, for the Respondent-2 in W.P.(C) 3922 of 2023 & CM APPL. 15281 of 2023 & W.P.(C) 3932/2023 & CM APPL. 15346/2023 & W.P.(C) 3936/2023 & CM APPL. 15350/2023 & W.P.(C) 3937/2023 & CM APPL. 15351/2023 & W.P.(C) 3938/2023 & CM APPL. 15352/2023 & W.P.(C) 3955/2023 & CM APPL. 15423/2023.
Mr. Subhash Tanwar, CGSC with Mr.Hardik Bedi, GP, Mr. Ashish Choudhary, Advocate, for the UOI in W.P.(C) 3932/2023 & CM APPL. 15346/2023.
Mr. Sandeep Kr. Mahapatra, CGSC with Ms. Deepa Malik, GP, Ms.Mrinmayee Sahu, Advocate, for the UOI in W.P.(C) 3936/2023 & CM APPL. 15350/2023.
Mr. Arnav Kumar, Senior Panel Counsel with Mr. Bhaskar Pandey, GP, Mr. Rishesh Mani Tripathi, Advocate, for the UOI in W.P.(C) 3937/2023 & CM APPL. 15351/2023.
Mr. Vikram Jetly, CGSC with Ms.Shreya Jetly, Advocate, for the Respondent-1 in W.P.(C) 3938/2023 & CM APPL. 15352/2023.
Mr. Apoorv Kurup, CGSC with Mr.Ojaswa Pathak, Ms. Apoorva Jha, Ms.Swati Bhardwaj, Advocates, for the UOI in W.P.(C) 3955/2023 & CM APPL. 15423/2023.

JUDGMENT

1. The present Writ Petitions have been filed by the Petitioners, impugning various notifications in the nature of Office Memoranda, Corrigenda and Amendments (collectively, "impugned notifications") that have been issued by Respondent No.1, the Union of India through the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy and Respondent No. 2, Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (hereafter, "SECI") from time to time, in respect of a tender dated 31.12.2022 floated inter alia for the purpose of Design, Manufacture, Supply, Transport, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Off-Grid Solar Photovoltaic Water Pumping Systems (SPWPS) of 1-10 HP capacities (hereafter, "Tender dated 31.12.2022").

2. The Petitioners herein are prospective bidders aggrieved by the impugned notifications. SECI is the designated nodal agency for floating and executing procurement contracts under the aegis and administrative control of Respondent No. 1, i.e., Union of India through the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

3. The thrust of the Petitioners' challenge before us is that by virtue of the Impugned Notifications dated 02.02.2023, 17.02.2023, 16.03.2023 and 21.03.2023, terms and conditions of th

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2023 Supreme(Del) 4786

SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, SUBRAMONIUM PRASADSungrace Energy Solutions Private Ltd. – AppellantVersusUnion of India – Respondent

SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA, SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD
Sungrace Energy Solutions Private Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent