Reserved On : 04/05/2026 Pronounced On : 08/05/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2739 of 2026 ==================================================

AONE EXPLORATION PRIVATE LIMITED Versus OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LIMITED (ONGC) & ORS.

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Appearance:

MS ROMA I FIDELIS(3529) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR KAMAL TRIVEDI, ADVOCATE GENERAL A/W. MR KUNAN B NAIK(3210)

WITH MR. UTSAV SHUKLA, for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 MR.VARUN K.PATEL(3802) for the Respondent(s) No. 3 ==================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J. L. ODEDRA

CAV JUDGMENT

(PER : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.S.SANJAY GOWDA)

1. The petitioner is aggrieved by the decision of the respondent, whereby the bid of the petitioner has been rejected on the ground that the integrity pact had not been uploaded along with the tender documents. A consequential prayer challenging the award of the contract to the respondent No.3 is also made.

2. The petitioner contends that the respondent had floated tenders for hiring of services for chemical dozing pumps for a period of four yea