Amilionn Technologies Private Limited & Anr v. Telecommunications Consultants India Limited

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11.11.2024 CM APPL. 64913/2024 (for early hearing)

¶1For the grounds and reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed and with the consent of the parties, the matter is taken up on board today itself.

¶2Disposed of.

¶3The Petitioners impugn communication dated 27th May, 2021, through The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. which Respondent No. 1 has terminated the Letter of Intent dated 10th January, 2019, and Master Service Agreement dated 30th January, 2021, blacklisting Petitioner No. 1 for a period of five years from 17th January, 2020 until 16th January, 2025.

¶4The Petitioners have confined their challenge to the issue of proportionality, in as much as Mr. Saurabh Kirpal, Senior Counsel for Petitioner No. 1, argues that the period of the impugned blacklisting is inordinately long and disproportionate to the allegations forming the basis of the blacklisting.

¶5At this juncture, it must be noted that the impugned communication was followed by a communication dated 28th May, 2021, which reads as follows: The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

¶6Through the aforesaid communication, the period of blacklisting was amended, to be read as '27th May, 2021 until 26th May, 2026' instead of '17th January, 2020 until 16th January, 2025'.

¶7Subsequently, pursuant to an undertaking given by the Respondent on 28th May, 2021 as well as the proceedings in O.M.P.(I) (COMM.) 162/2021 on 9th July, 2021, the Respondents issued a communication dated 14th July, 2021 to the following effect:

¶8In furtherance of the aforesaid communication, the corrigendum dated 28th May, 2021, stood withdrawn. As a result, the blacklisting period specified in the original communication dated 27th May, 2021 would apply.

¶9In light of the above, it is noted that the period of blacklisting is now The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. due to lapse on 16th January, 2025. The Respondent's counsel, on instructions, also confirms that the period of blacklisting would lapse on the said date.

¶10In light of the aforenoted statement made by the Respondent's counsel, Mr. Kirpal states that the petition can be disposed of as satisfied.

¶11Accordingly, the petition is disposed, binding the Respondent to the statement made by their counsel. SANJEEV NARULA, J NOVEMBER 11, 2024 nk The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + AMILIONN TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Saurabh Kirpal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Raghav Sabharwal, Mr. Abhishek Sandilya and Ms. Sakshi Jain, Advocates for P-1. Mr. Arvind Nayar, Senior Advocate with Mr. Raghav Sabhrawal and Mr. Akshay Joshi, Advocates for P-2. versus TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS INDIA LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amitesh Chandra Mishra, Mr. Ankit Chaturvedi, Ms. Aishwarya Mishra and Ms. Priya Bhatnagar, Advocates for TCIL. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA