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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 30.04.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 19.05.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 19.05.2026 + W.P.(C) 3987/2026 & CM APPL. 19585/2026 M/S VELOCIS SYSTEMS PVT. LTD ......Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajesh Mohan Sinha, Mr.

Prateek Mohan Sinha, Ms. Namita Sinha, Ms. Nandini Harsh and Mr. Krishnendu Das, Advs. versus NATIONAL INFORMATICS CENTRE SERVICES INCORPORATED (NICSI) .....Respondents Through: Ms. Shiva Lakshmi, SPC along with Mr. Pravar Dennison and Mr. Ranjan Mozumdar, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN

J U D G M E N T

ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.:

1. Through the present Writ Petition, the Petitioner assails the email/order dated 25.03.2026 [hereinafter referred to as „Impugned Order‟] issued by the Respondent, whereby the representation submitted by the Petitioner pursuant to the order dated 10.03.2026 passed in W.P.(C) 3019/2026 has been rejected, and the Petitioner has been held ineligible for further participation in the tender process pursuant to the Request for Empanelment [hereinafter referred to as „RFE‟] bearing Ref. No.NICSI/Office Support and PMS/2025/14.

2. The issue which arises for