WIPRO LIMITED vs MAHARASHTRA AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD.

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Neeta Sawant WP-395-2025-FC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 395 OF 2025 Wipro Limited A Company registered under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, having its registered office at Dodda Kannelli, Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru — 560 035. ….Petitioner : Versus : 1. Maharashtra Airport Development Company Ltd. A Company registered under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, having its régistered office at 12" Floor, World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai — 400 005. 2. State of Maharashtra through Government Pleader, High Court, Original Side, Bombay — 400 032. ….Respondents Mr. Rahul Narichania, Senior Advocate with Mr. Shubharata Chakraborti, Mr. Naozad Golwalla and Mr. Aayush Barat i/b Mr. Mehernosh Humranwala, for the Petitioner. Mr. Zulfiq Multani with Mr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, for Respondent No.1. Mr. Atul Vanarse, AGP for Respondent No.2-State. Page No.1 of 53 19 August 2025 Neeta Sawant WP-395-2025-FC CORAM : ALOK ARADHE, CJ. & SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. Reserved On : 12 August 2025. Pronounced On : 19 August 2025. JUDGMENT : (Per Sandeep V. Marne, J.) 1) Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel appearing for rival parties, the petition is taken for final hearing and disposal. 2) Petitioner has filed the present petition in this Court challenging the communication dated 27 May 2015 issued by Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited cancelling the Letter of Acceptance (LOA) dated 5 April 2007 and forfeiting the advance amount of Rs. 10.29 crores. 3) Petitioner-Wipro Limited (Wipro) is a global technology services provider and consulting company. With a view to remove the regional disparity in the State of Maharashtra, the State Government decided to develop a