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Harsha Infra Power Pvt. Ltd. v. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.

Bombay HC6 Mar 2024WP/1058/2024

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Writ petition challenged an order debaring the petitioner from contracts with BPCL for three years. Since the petitioner had filed an appeal, the Court directed the Appellate Authority to conclude the appeal within three weeks without adjudicating the writ petition on merits.

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Direction to the Appellate Authority to conclude the appeal within three weeks from the date the certified copy of the order is produced before it.

Harsha Infra Power Pvt. Ltd. Vs Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. — Bombay HC (2024) — LawSathi Research

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402-WP-1058-2024

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION

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WRIT PETITION NO. 1058 OF 2024

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Harsha Infra Power Pvt. Ltd. .. Petitioner

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Versus

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Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. & Anr. .. Respondents

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Dr. Abhinav Chandrachud with Mr. V. C. Shukla and Mr. Rugved More for petitioner.

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CORAM: DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ. & ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.

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DATE: 6^th MARCH, 2024

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P.C.:

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1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the records available on this writ petition.

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2. In view of the order we propose to pass, issuance of notice to the respondents is hereby dispensed with.

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3. Though under challenge in this petition is the order dated 29^th December, 2023 passed by the General Manager Projects (Pipelines), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mumbai, whereby the petitioner has been banned and debarred from entering into contracts with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited for three (3) years, however the petitioner has already taken recourse to the appellate remedy available to him by way of filing an appeal on 14^th January, 2024.

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402-WP-1058-2024

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4. Learned counsel for the petitioner confines his prayer for issuing of direction for expeditious disposal of the said appeal.

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5. Accordingly, having regard to the innocuous nature of the prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, we dispose of the petition with a direction to the Appellate Authority concerned to expedite the proceedings of the Appeal said to have been filed by the petitioner on 14^th January, 2024 against the order dated 29^th December, 2023 and conclude the same within a period of three weeks from the date the certified copy of this order is produced before it. The disposal of the appeal shall be made by the Appellate Authority in accordance with law.

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6. We may observe that we have not adjudicated the issues raised in this petition on merits.

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(ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.) (CHIEF JUSTICE)

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Digitally signed by PRAVIN PRAVIN DASHARATH DASHARATH PANDIT PANDIT Date: 2024.03.06 17:04:54 +0530

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Harsha Infra Power Pvt. Ltd. v. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.

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