Vert Equipment Private Limited & Anr vs Union Of India

ik-66966600 Delhi High Court 11 December 2025 • 43 min read

Judges (1)

Sachin Datta Delivered

Counsel (12)

Akash Kundu Counsel Petitioner Annammaya Nanda Counsel Petitioner Atul Nanda Counsel Petitioner Balaji Subramanian Counsel Petitioner Gurleen Kaur Waraich Counsel Respondent Harshit Smit Shay Counsel Petitioner Kaustubh Chaturvedi Counsel Petitioner Kritarth Upadhyay Counsel Respondent Radhika Bishwajit Dubey Counsel Respondent Rameeza Hakeem Counsel Petitioner Vartika Aggarwal Counsel Petitioner Vivek Sharma Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Union of India Respondent Vert Equipment Private Limited Petitioner

Case Significance

Vert Equipment Private Limited & Anr vs Union Of India is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 11, 2025 (citation: ik-66966600). The petitioner defence equipment company challenged the Ministry of Defence's repeated six-month extensions of its suspension from business dealings, which had been ongoing since August 2020 without any final banning or revocation decision. The court held that suspension, being a temporary measure, cannot be continued indefinitely for over five years on ambiguous grounds, especially when the petitioner had already served the minimum period prescribed for banning under the MoD Guidelines. The The case was heard by Justice Sachin Datta.

Summary

The petitioner defence equipment company challenged the Ministry of Defence's repeated six-month extensions of its suspension from business dealings, which had been ongoing since August 2020 without any final banning or revocation decision. The court held that suspension, being a temporary measure, cannot be continued indefinitely for over five years on ambiguous grounds, especially when the petitioner had already served the minimum period prescribed for banning under the MoD Guidelines. The impugned suspension extension order was set aside as untenable.

What was the outcome of Vert Equipment Private Limited & Anr vs Union Of India?

The petitioner defence equipment company challenged the Ministry of Defence's repeated six-month extensions of its suspension from business dealings, which had been ongoing since August 2020 without a...

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