{"id":299157,"date":"2023-08-11T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T12:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=299157"},"modified":"2023-08-11T17:12:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T11:42:46","slug":"delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Right to conduct business is subject to reasonable restrictions’; Delhi HC dismisses plea to quash Northern Railways tender notification on new trains"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Delhi High Court:<\/b> In a case wherein the petitioners submitted that the introduction of additional trains would result in commercial non-viability and poor business prospects for them, and hence the tender notification issued by the respondents should be scrapped, the Division Bench of Satish Chandra Sharma, C.J., and Sanjeev Narula, J.*<\/b>, opined that the petitioners’ active engagement in the process and the subsequent success in securing the bid, prevented them from now seeking quashing of the tender. The Court further opined that the respondents’ decision to introduce new trains was a legitimate and essential step, aimed at enhancing railway services and meeting the evolving needs of the public. Thus, the Court dismissed the petition with costs of Rs. 5,00,000 to be deposited with the Delhi Police Welfare Fund and concluded that the petitioners’ contentions lacked merit and did not reveal any legal or constitutional grounds to support the petition.<\/p>\n

Background<\/b><\/p>\n

The petitioners had a long-standing association with respondents for approximately fifteen years and during this time, the petitioners had entered into multiple contracts with Indian Northern Railways for leasing of parcel vans for various train operations. One such contract was the Agreement to Lease (‘Agreement’) a parcel cargo express train that operated from Alwar to New Guwahati. This Agreement was executed on 23-03-2018 and was valid for six years. As per the terms contained therein, the petitioners had agreed to pay a lumpsum freight rate of Rs. 35,32,155 for each round trip of the leased parcel cargo express train.<\/p>\n

As per Clause 14.3 of the Agreement, the petitioners had a contractual obligation to maintain a ‘manifest’, which was a document containing essential information related to the consignments loaded in the parcel vans. Upon reviewing the manifests for the last six months, it had come to light that the cargo train had been operated by the petitioners with significantly low occupancy and many days witnessed the train running nearly empty, indicating a lack of sufficient demand for parcel leasing services on the specified route. Despite lower than anticipated demand and low occupancy levels, the petitioners continued to pay the full lease rental amount for each round trip, as per the terms agreed upon in the Agreement. The petitioners had adhered to the contractual commitments despite the financial burden in sustaining the operations and experiencing minimal returns due to the lack of demand for their parcel leasing services.<\/p>\n

On 03-06-2019, the respondents issued a tender notice proposing leasing of similar parcel cargo express trains. Concerned with the potential adverse impacts on their business, Petitioner 1 submitted a representation dated 01-07-2019 to the respondents, requesting them to withdraw the tender. Since their request did not yield the desired outcome, the petitioners had filed the present petition for setting aside of the tender.<\/p>\n

Analysis, Law, and Decision<\/b><\/p>\n

The Court opined that the respondents’ submission that the petitioners lack the locus standi to challenge the tender was well-founded. The Court observed that the petitioners willingly participated in the tender process, subjecting themselves to the rules and conditions governing the tender process and as a result, they emerged as the successful bidder, yet failed to complete the necessary formalities mentioned in the acceptance letter. The Court opined that the petitioners’ active engagement in the process and the subsequent success in securing the bid, prevented them from now seeking quashing of the tender.<\/p>\n

The Court noted that while the petitioner had expressed concerns about the proposed trains affecting their business, there was insufficient evidence to substantiate this assertion. Thus, the Court opined that the mere proposal of a new train on a similar route did not guarantee that it would lead to a significant diversion of customers or affect the petitioners’ business substantially. The Court further opined that it could not base its decision on mere apprehensions, without proof of actual harm and if the terms of the Agreement were perceived to be commercially inviable due to factors such as low demand and infrequent service, the petitioners were free to seek alternative remedies available under law to address these issues effectively.<\/p>\n

The Court rejected the petitioners’ contention that their right to do business under Article 19(1)(g)<\/a> of the Constitution<\/a> was being violated by the tender. The Court opined that the right to conduct business was subject to reasonable restrictions in the interest of public welfare and economic balance. The respondents’ decision to introduce new trains was a legitimate and essential step, aimed at enhancing railway services and meeting the evolving needs of the public. Such measures were essential for the efficient functioning of the railway system and could not be considered as arbitrary or unconstitutional restrictions on the petitioners’ right to conduct business of their choice. Improvisation of railway operations should not be hindered by speculative apprehensions of adverse impacts on the petitioners’ business.<\/p>\n

The Court opined that by raising such a plea, and securing an interim stay, the petitioners had effectively gained an unfair advantage by depriving the respondents of potential financial benefits that could have been derived from the impugned tender, thus, the Court could not endorse such an action which impeded the respondent from fulfilling their legitimate functions.<\/p>\n

The Court dismissed the petition with costs of Rs. 5,00,000 to be deposited with the Delhi Police Welfare Fund and concluded that the petitioners’ contentions lacked merit and did not reveal any legal or constitutional grounds to support the petition.<\/p>\n

[D.G. Raj Commercial (P) Ltd. v. Northern Railways, 2023 SCC OnLine Del 4574<\/a>, decided on 01-08-2023<\/span>]<\/p>\n

*Judgment authored by: Justice Sanjeev Narula<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Advocates who appeared in this case :<\/p>\n

For the Petitioners: Manish Kohli, Manjit Kumar Pathak, Advocates;<\/p>\n

For the Respondents: Arunima Dwivedi, CGSC; Pinky Pawar, Aakash Pathak, Advocates for UOI.<\/p>\n

Buy Constitution of India  HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"Constitution<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Engaging in opportunistic litigation undermines the fairness and credibility of the tendering process, creating an environment of unpredictability. Such practices must be strongly discouraged to ensure the integrity of the tendering system of procurement.”<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":293503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[36447,60221,2543,60222,60220,60219,9321],"class_list":["post-299157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casebriefs","category-highcourts","tag-article-191g","tag-cargo-trains","tag-Delhi_High_Court","tag-new-trains","tag-northern-railways","tag-right-to-conduct-business","tag-tender"],"yoast_head":"\nDelhi HC dismisses plea to quash tender notification issued by Northern Railways for introducing new trains | SCC Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Delhi High Court held that the right to conduct business was subject to reasonable restrictions in the interest of public welfare and economic balance.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018Right to conduct business is subject to reasonable restrictions\u2019; Delhi HC dismisses plea to quash Northern Railways tender notification on new trains\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Delhi High Court held that the right to conduct business was subject to reasonable restrictions in the interest of public welfare and economic balance.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SCC Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-11T12:30:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"886\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"590\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Simranjeet\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"‘Right to conduct business is subject to reasonable restrictions’; Delhi HC dismisses plea to quash Northern Railways tender notification on new trains\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Simranjeet\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/\",\"name\":\"Delhi HC dismisses plea to quash tender notification issued by Northern Railways for introducing new trains | SCC Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-11T12:30:40+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/aaee99423671d3377042373c5dcdabbd\"},\"description\":\"Delhi High Court held that the right to conduct business was subject to reasonable restrictions in the interest of public welfare and economic balance.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp\",\"width\":886,\"height\":590,\"caption\":\"delhi high court\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"‘Right to conduct business is subject to reasonable restrictions’; Delhi HC dismisses plea to quash Northern Railways tender notification on new trains\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SCC Times\",\"description\":\"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/aaee99423671d3377042373c5dcdabbd\",\"name\":\"Simranjeet\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/03d92c7ef8267a8c57730c194d10ea045f0dc6cb00ce27a633a2e25adccce1c9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/03d92c7ef8267a8c57730c194d10ea045f0dc6cb00ce27a633a2e25adccce1c9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Simranjeet\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/scc\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Delhi HC dismisses plea to quash tender notification issued by Northern Railways for introducing new trains | SCC Blog","description":"Delhi High Court held that the right to conduct business was subject to reasonable restrictions in the interest of public welfare and economic balance.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"\u2018Right to conduct business is subject to reasonable restrictions\u2019; Delhi HC dismisses plea to quash Northern Railways tender notification on new trains","og_description":"Delhi High Court held that the right to conduct business was subject to reasonable restrictions in the interest of public welfare and economic balance.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/","og_site_name":"SCC Times","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/","article_published_time":"2023-08-11T12:30:40+00:00","og_image":[{"width":886,"height":590,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Simranjeet","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"‘Right to conduct business is subject to reasonable restrictions’; Delhi HC dismisses plea to quash Northern Railways tender notification on new trains","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Simranjeet"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/","name":"Delhi HC dismisses plea to quash tender notification issued by Northern Railways for introducing new trains | SCC Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp","datePublished":"2023-08-11T12:30:40+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/aaee99423671d3377042373c5dcdabbd"},"description":"Delhi High Court held that the right to conduct business was subject to reasonable restrictions in the interest of public welfare and economic balance.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp","width":886,"height":590,"caption":"delhi high court"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/08\/11\/delhi-hc-dismisses-plea-to-quash-tender-notification-issued-by-railways-for-introducing-new-trains\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"‘Right to conduct business is subject to reasonable restrictions’; Delhi HC dismisses plea to quash Northern Railways tender notification on new trains"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/","name":"SCC Times","description":"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/aaee99423671d3377042373c5dcdabbd","name":"Simranjeet","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/03d92c7ef8267a8c57730c194d10ea045f0dc6cb00ce27a633a2e25adccce1c9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/03d92c7ef8267a8c57730c194d10ea045f0dc6cb00ce27a633a2e25adccce1c9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Simranjeet"},"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/scc\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":71151,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/09\/17\/courts-must-be-slow-in-interfering-with-the-interpretation-given-to-the-tender-document-by-the-owneremployer-of-the-project\/","url_meta":{"origin":299157,"position":0},"title":"Courts must be slow in interfering with the interpretation given to the tender document by the owner\/employer of the project","author":"Prachi Bhardwaj","date":"September 17, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Supreme Court: In the controversy relating to bids invited by the Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited for the design and construction of Metro Rail in the city of Nagpur, the Court held that M\/s. Guangdong Yuantian Engineering Company (GYT) of China and M\/s. TATA Projects Limited (TPL) as a Joint\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Supreme-Court_Colour.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Supreme-Court_Colour.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Supreme-Court_Colour.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Supreme-Court_Colour.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Supreme-Court_Colour.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":297911,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/07\/28\/ensure-periodic-audit-for-safety-security-measures-at-stations-delhi-hc-directs-railways\/","url_meta":{"origin":299157,"position":1},"title":"Delhi High Court directs Indian Railways to ensure periodic audit for safety and security measures at Stations","author":"Simranjeet","date":"July 28, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The measures undertaken by the Indian Railways clearly reflected that the safety and security of passengers was of paramount importance to the Railways.","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"delhi high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":250841,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/07\/06\/arbitral-award-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":299157,"position":2},"title":"Del HC | Ambiguity in contractually stipulated obligations favours whom? Court discusses while refusing interference in arbitral award","author":"Bhumika Indulia","date":"July 6, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Narula, J.,\u00a0refused to interfere in the interim arbitral award whereby the sole arbitrator had allowed certain claims of the respondent in arbitration proceedings against the appellant-IRCTC. IRCTC sought the setting aside of the interim arbitral award, whereby Sole Arbitrator had allowed certain claims of the Respondent\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sanjeev-Narula-250x300.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":378995,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/03\/20\/supplementary-agreements-can-be-used-to-extend-public-tenders-telangana-hc\/","url_meta":{"origin":299157,"position":3},"title":"Supplementary agreements can extend public tenders; Non-participants cannot challenge concluded contract: Telangana High Court","author":"Sunaina","date":"March 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cThe petitioner approached the Court only after the declaration of the financial results and the contract was already executed and it was opined that any interference at this juncture would not only unsettle a concluded contract but also cause administrative chaos and financial loss to the public exchequer.\u201d","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Supplementary agreements can extend public tenders","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Supplementary-agreements-can-extend-public-tenders.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Supplementary-agreements-can-extend-public-tenders.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Supplementary-agreements-can-extend-public-tenders.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Supplementary-agreements-can-extend-public-tenders.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":297724,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/07\/26\/delhi-hc-requests-asg-of-delhi-hc-to-represent-centre-for-effective-adjudication\/","url_meta":{"origin":299157,"position":4},"title":"[Persons with Disabilities] ‘Struggling to be heard’; Delhi High Court requests ASG to represent Centre for effective adjudication of matter","author":"Editor","date":"July 26, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cThis Court is saddened to see such a sorry state of affairs, where members of the petitioner Society, being persons with disabilities and, over and above everything else, being citizens of this Country having an order in their favour passed by a Statutory Authority in 2019, are being compelled to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"delhi high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":298032,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2023\/07\/29\/delh-high-court-refuses-qaush-fir-in-alleged-corruption-case-rail-neer-packaged-drinking-water\/","url_meta":{"origin":299157,"position":5},"title":"Rail Neer Conspiracy | Delhi High Court refuses to quash FIR against errant IRCTC licencees for causing alleged loss to the government exchequer","author":"Arunima","date":"July 29, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The petitioners were duty bound to supply packaged drinking water of IRCTC's brand called Rail Neer but instead have been supplying other packaged drinking water, a brand cheaper than Rail Neer, but claiming reimbursement at the rate of Rail Neer causing loss to the Government Exchequer.","rel":"","context":"In "Case Briefs"","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"delhi high court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/delhi-high-court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}