VAST MEDIA NETWORK PVT. LTD. vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

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k 1/14 10 wpl 36983.24 J db os.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (L) NO.36983 OF 2024 Vast Media Network Pvt. Ltd. Through its Director Abhijit Rane, Office at Gr 02 Harmony Commercial, C wing, Goregaon West, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400104 ....Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra Through its Principal Secretary, Ministry of Dairy Development, Mantralaya, Mumbai 400032 2. The Chief Executive Officer Aarey Milk Colony, Aarey Colony, Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400065 3. The Commissioner, Maharashtra Dairy Development Maharashtra State, New Administrative Building, Abdul Gafarkhan Road, Worli Seaface, Mumbai- 400018 4. Nitin Laxmidas Dama 46/370, Motilal Nagar No. -1, road no.-10, Goregaon West, Mumbai-400 104, Maharashtra ....Respondents k Page No. 1 of 14 k 2/14 10 wpl 36983.24 J db os.doc _________ Mr. Anil V. Anturkar, Senior Advocate with Mr. Harshvardhan Suryavanshi and Mr. Sandeep Dubey i/b Mr. Piyush Deshpande, for Petitioner. Mr. Kevic Setalwad, Senior Advocate with Ms. P.H. Kantharia, Government Pleader, Ms. Jyoti Chavan, Additional Government Pleader and Ms. Nazia Sheikh, AGP, for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Mr. Aseem Naphade with Ms. Chaitra Rao, Ms. Meera Parmar and Mr. Jatin Sheth, for Respondent No. 4. __________ CORAM: ALOK ARADHE, CJ. & SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. RESERVED ON : 13 JUNE 2025. PRONOUNCED ON : 19 JUNE 2025. J U D G M E N T (Per : Sandeep V. Marne, J.) : 1. The Petitioner has filed the present Petition seeking cancellation of the tender process in pursuance of Tender Notice dated 24 July 2024 issued by Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 for grant of lease of 16 warehouses and Central Store Office for tenure of 30 years. Petitioner is aggrieved by non-allotment of Central Store Office to it even