IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction

Appellate Side

Present :- Hon’ble Justice Amrita Sinha

WPA 3234 of 2025

With

WPA 14430 of 2025

JWL Kovis (India) Private Limited & Anr.

Vs.

Union of India & Ors.

For the writ petitioners :- Mr. Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Anirban Ray, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Sourav Ghosh, Adv.

Mr. Debjit Mukherjee, Adv.

Mr. Subhankar Nag, Adv.

Mr. Debraj Sahu, Adv.

Mr. Snehashis Sen, Adv. Ms. Priyanka Jana, Adv.

For the Union of India :- Mr. Pinaki Ranjan Chatterjee, Adv.

Mr. Guddu Singh, Adv.

Hearing concluded on :- 19.08.2025 Judgment on :- 26.08.2025

Amrita Sinha, J.:-

1. The petitioner no. 1 company claims to be engaged in the business of

manufacture of railway wagons, components for passenger coaches, alloys steel casting for rolling stack and track. The petitioner no. 2

claims to be the Chief Executive Officer of the petitioner no. 1.

2. The petitioners in WPA 3234 of 2025 challenged the order passed by

the respondents downgrading the petitioner company from the ‘list of

approved vendors, to the ‘list of RDSO vendors for developmental orders’. The aforesaid order was preceded by a show cause notice to which the petitioners submitted its reply. The order