GURUDATTA INFRASTRUCTURES THR ITS PARTNER SANJAY ASHOK RODE vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND ORS

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Panchal/PDP Gurudatta final.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 11099 OF 2024 Gurudatta Infrastructures .. Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents … Mr. A. M.Kulkarni i/by Mr. Sagar Sonawane & Mr. Ajinkya Barke, Advocates for the Petitioner. Mr. Nitesh Bhutekar, Advocate for Respondent Nos.2 to 4– MSRTC. Ms. Medha Jondhale a/w Mr. Anand Jondhale, Ms. Rajandini Jondhale & Mr. Harshvardhan Shinde, Advocates for Respondent No.5. Ms. Neha S. Bhide, Government Pleader a/w Mr. O. A. Chandurkar, Additional Government Pleader & Mrs. G. R. Raghuwanshi, AGP for Respondent No.1. … CORAM : SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ. & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J. RESERVED ON: 17th NOVEMBER 2025. PRONOUNCED ON: 21st NOVEMBER 2025. PER, SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ.: Gurudatta Infrastructures (in short, petitioner-Firm) which is a Partnership-Firm has filed this writ petition through its partner, namely, Sanjay Ashok Rode. 2. The petitioner-Firm seeks to challenge the bid opening summary dated 5th July 2024. The grievance of the petitioner-Firm is that the bid submitted by it was rejected on technical ground and M/s. R. K. Infraconstro Pvt. Ltd. has been illegally declared successful bidder. A related prayer made by the petitioner-Firm is for a direction to the 1 Panchal/PDP Gurudatta final.doc tendering Authority to accept its bid for e-Tender Notice No.10/2023- 24 published on 6th February 2024 on the official website portal of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, Nashik Division (in short, MSRTC). 3. On 23rd July 2024, the following order was passed in Writ Petition No.10052 of 2024 :- “1. On the oral prayer made by the learned counsel for petitioner, let the Principal Secretary (I.T.) be impleaded and as party-respo