$~15 & 16 & 18 to 21 & 30 & 31 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 2700/2018 ERNST & YOUNG LLP & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Deepak Thackur and Ms. Aakansha Wadhwani, Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Dr. B Ramaswamy, CGSC.

Mr. Harpreet Singh, Senior Standing Counsel with Mr. Suhani Mathur, Mr. Iqbal Singh Bedi and Mr. Jatin Kumar Gaur. Advs.

16 + W.P.(C) 2701/2018 INTERTEK INDIA PVT. LTD. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Deepak Thackur and Ms. Aakansha Wadhwani, Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Dr. B Ramaswamy, CGSC.

18 + W.P.(C) 15314/2022 & CM APPL. 47573/2022 & CM APPL.

10880/2025 TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kumar Visalaksh, Mr. Udit Jain, Mr. Arihant Tater and Mr. Ajitesh Dayal Singh, Advs.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Gibran Naushad, Senior Standing Counsel with Mr. Harsh Singhal, Mr. Suraj Shekhar Singh, Advocates for R-2.

19 + W.P.(C) 10599/2024 & CM APPL. 43579/2024 GENPACT INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Tarun Gulati, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Kumar Visalaksh, Mr. Udit Jain, Mr.Arihant Tater and Mr. Ajitesh Dayal Singh, Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through:

20 + W.P.(C) 16011/2024 & CM APPL. 67342/2024 M/S MARELLI (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Yogendra Aldak, Mr. Kunal Kapoor, Mr. Yatharth Tripathi and Ms. Urja Vashishth, Advs. (Through VC)

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Vijay Joshi, CGSC Mr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi, Mr. Sumit Kumar Raj and Mrs. Anjali Dwivedi, Advocates.

+ W.P.(C) 1963/2025 & CM APPL. 9222/2025 PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Tarun Gulati, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Kumar Sambhav and Mr. Jayant Sharma, Advs. (Through VC)

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through:

30 + W.P.(C) 17774/2025 & CM APPL. 73491/2025 OPTUM GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED &

ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Deepak Thackur and Ms. Aakansha Wadhwani, Advs.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Akshit Mohan, Government Pleader, Union of India

31 + W.P.(C) 17871/2025 & CM APPL. 73863/2025 M/S KBG ASSOCIATES .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Deepak Thackur and Ms. Aakansha Wadhwani, Advs.

versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Farman Ali CGSC with Ms. Usha Jamnal, Adv.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL

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5. Counsel for respondents state that they be granted further time of four weeks to complete pleadings.

6. That being so, we grant four weeks’ time to respondents to place on record their affidavit in reply. We further grant time of three weeks to the petitioners to file rejoinder, if so required.

7. Interim order (s), if any, to continue till the next date of hearing.

8. List on 19^th May, 2026.

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