$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 23^rd April, 2026 + O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 51/2026 & I.A. 3569/2026 S P TELECOM .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Udit Seth, Adv.

Mob: 9899495968 Email: office@sethlawchambers.com versus RAILTEL CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ashok Singh, Adv., with Mr.

Ashok Singh Parmar, AM (Legal)

Mob: 9313649228 Email: asok69advocate@gmail.com CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J (ORAL)

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Arbitration Act”), seeking interim protection against the action of blacklisting vide Letter dated 24^th November, 2025, issued by the respondent, on the ground that the blacklisting was done without issuing a prior show cause notice. As per the said Letter, the petitioner has been blacklisted for a period of three years, disallowing the petitioner to participate in the respondent’s future tenders in any region.

2. The parties entered into the Contract Agreement dated 04^th October, 2023, for maintenance of the optical fiber cable network in Viramgam- Gandhidham-Bhuj (HQ – Samkhyali) section of Ahmedabad, for a peri