* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

% Judgment reserved on: 04.12.2025

Judgment delivered on: 12.12.2025

+ W.P.(C) 13990/2023 & CM APPLs 55227-55228/2023

MR. TARUN AGGARWAL .....Petitioner

versus

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents

Advocates who appeared in this case:

For the Petitioners: Mr. Achin Goel and Mr. Vinay Bhardwaj, Advocates

For the Respondents: Ms. Avshreya Pratap Singh Rudy, CGSC with Ms.

Usha Jamnal, Mr. Mohammad Junaid Mahmood and Ms. Prajna Pandita, Advocates for R-1/UOI. Mr. Santosh Kumar, Ms. Nidhi Rani and Mr. Ritik

Dwivedi, Advocates for R-2/NHAI to R-4/NHLML.

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA

J U D G M E N T

TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J

1. Present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, seeking a direction to the respondent no.2/National Highway Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as “NHAI”) to cancel the bid submitted by the respondent no.3/M/s Chrishmatic Developers Private Limited (successful bidder) in respect of Request for Proposal bearing tender no. “NHAI/WSA/DBOT/NORTH&EAST/1/2022” dated 26.09.2022 (hereinafter

referred to as “RFP”), and further to restrain NHAI from awarding any tende