Askar Microns Private Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Railway procurement/tender dispute before Delhi High Court; writ petition (Certiorari) challenging award of CNC axle turning lathe supply contract to unnamed Respondent No. 3; grievance of non-furnishing of NIT-required documents; NIT in Two Packet System dated 11.09.2025; petitioner representation 12.03.2026 (Annexure P-5); outcome: petition disposed with direction to Principal Chief Material Manager, Northern Railway to give speaking order within four weeks; no merits decision on allotment; coram Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan; decided 11.05.2026; Union of India respondents unrepresented; no statutes or precedent citations in order.
What did the court decide?
No quashing of the contract allotment; instead, the Principal Chief Material Manager, Baroda House, Northern Railway Headquarters, K.G. Marg, New Delhi directed to consider and decide the petitioner's representation dated 12.03.2026 by a speaking order within next four weeks.