IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 18.08.2025 Pronounced on: 29.08.2025 Raj Kumar ….Petitioner versus Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and another …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK SIBAL HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE LAPITA BANERJI Present: Mr. Rahul Sharma-1, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr.Abhishek Kumar Premi, Advocate and Mr. Arjun Singh, Advocate, for the respondents-PGIMER.

Mr. Ravi Sodhi, Amicus Curiae assisted by Mr. Umesh Pandey, Advocate.

Deepak Sibal, J.

1. Through the instant petition the petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 04.02.2025, passed by the Director, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (for short - the Institute), debarring the petitioner from participating in the tendering process of all commercial sites in the Institute for a period of 02 years.

THE FACTS

2. In response to a notice inviting tenders, the petitioner submitted his bid and having emerged as the highest bidder, was granted, by the Institute, on 10.12.2022, a licence to run a built-up Cafeteria in the new Outdoor Patient Department Block of the Institute for a period of 02 years.

3. A licence deed dated 1