Ms M L Pratihar v. Union of India and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi HC; writ petition disposed with expeditious-decision direction. Keywords: change/reconstitution of constitution of enlisted MES contractor firm; Clause 1.20 MES Manual on Contracts 2020; demise of partner; rejection owing to pendency of execution proceedings (arbitral award dated 22.11.1996; District Court, Silchar; Contract Agreement CWE/SIL/06 of 1993-94); cryptic and non-speaking order; departmental appeal before Engineer-in-Chief, Integrated HQ of MoD (Army); Index No. E-38; Class 'E' contractor. Parties: MS M L Pratihar (petitioner) v. Union of India and Anr. (respondents); Bench: Sachin Datta J; Order dated 15.09.2025.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondents to decide the petitioner's departmental appeal dated 22.07.2025 (pending before the Engineer-in-Chief, Integrated HQ of MoD (Army)) as expeditiously as possible, preferably within four weeks; the Appellate Authority to take into account, while deciding the appeal, that the erstwhile sole proprietor's request of 25.10.2012 for conversion of the enlisted entity into a partnership firm was duly accepted based on documents supplied.