Rudra Enterprises vs the State of Maharashtra Thr the School Education and Sports Department — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Rudra Enterprises vs the State of Maharashtra Thr the School Education and Sports Department — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Interim directions: the earlier interim order extending the last date of bid submission was modified (all Petitioners having already submitted their bids); the tender process was permitted to continue, with its outcome and with the participation and consideration of the Petitioners' bids subject to further orders in this bunch of Petitions; matters stood over to 20 January 2025, to be placed high on board.

Issue for consideration

Whether, pending disposal of these writ petitions, the tender process may continue, and on what footing its outcome and the Petitioners' bids are to be treated. +1 more

Court's answer

The tender process may continue and go on, however, its outcome shall be subject to further orders which may be passed in this bunch of Petitions.

Ratio / Principle

Participation and consideration of the bids of the Petitioners shall also be subject to further orders which may be passed in this bunch of Petitions.

Key takeaways

The earlier interim order (extending the last date of submission of bids) was modified: all Petitioners having already submitted their bids, the extension did not help anyone's cause and the same may be modified.ratio¶27

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction (Upadhyaya, CJ & Borkar, J.), order dated 13 January 2025 in a bunch of writ petitions of 2024 (Summit Sports Pvt. Ltd.; Rudra Enterprises; Zenith Sports v. The State of Maharashtra) concerning a sports tender: all petitioners having already submitted their bids, the earlier interim order extending the last date of submission of bids was modified; the Court directed that the tender process may continue, with its outcome, and with the participation and consideration of the petitioners' bids, subject to further orders in the bunch; it noted that the administrative and financial sanction granted by the competent authority for the tender would lapse on 15 February 2025; matters stood over to 20 January 2025, to be placed high on board.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

Digitally signed by BALAJIGOVINDRAO BALAJIGOVINDRAOPANCHAL PANCHAL Date: 2025.01.13 17:36:19 +0530

WRIT PETITION NO.15338 OF 2024 WITH

WRIT PETITION NO.15341 OF 2024

Summit Sports Pvt. Ltd. ...Petitioner Versus The State Of Maharashtra ...Respondent

WITH WRIT PETITION NO.14937 OF 2024 WITH

WRIT PETITION NO.14935 OF 2024

Rudra Enterprises ...Petitioner Versus The State Of Maharashtra ...Respondent

WITH WRIT PETITION NO.15339 OF 2024 WITH

WRIT PETITION NO.15388 OF 2024

Zenith Sports ...Petitioner Versus The State Of Maharashtra ...Respondent

Mr. G. S. Godbole, Senior Advocate i/by Shyam K. Singh with Samarth Jaidev, for the Petitioner in WP/15341/2024.

Mr. Shyam K. Singh, for the Petitioner in WP/15338/2024.

Mr. Vineet Naik, Senior Advocate a/w Shyam K. Singh i/by Sankalan Das, for the Petitioner in WP/15388/2024.

Mr. Shyam K. Singh i/by Sankalan Das, for the Petitioner in WP/15339/2024.

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Mr. Pradeep Thorat i/by Gaurav Nankar, for the Petitioner in WP/14935/2024 & WP/14937/2024.

Mr. Zal Andhyarujina, Senior Advocate (Special Counsel) a/w Neha S. Bhide, Govt. Pleader, O. A. Chandurkar, Addl. Govt. Pleader & G. R. Raghuanshi, AGP for the Respondent – State in WP Nos.14937/2024 & 14935/2024.

Mr. Zal Andhyarujina, Senior Advocate (Special Counsel) a/w Neha S. Bhide, Govt. Pleader, O. A. Chandurkar, Addl. Govt. Pleader & G. R. Raghuanshi, AGP for the Respondent – State in WP Nos.15338/2024, 15339/2024, 15341/2024 & WP/15388/2024.

CORAM : DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ & AMIT BORKAR, J.

DATE : 13^th JANUARY, 2025

P. C.

It has been informed by learned Senior Advocate, Mr. Zal

Andhyarujina on the basis of instructions received that all the Petitioners in this bunch of Petitions have already submitted their bids and accordingly the interim order passed in terms of the statement made on the basis of instructions received from Mr. Uday Joshi, Deputy Director of Sports that last date of submission of bids in respect of the subject matter shall be extended, does not help any one’s cause and accordingly, the same may be modified. We have also been apprised that the administrative and financial sanction granted by the

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competent authority to the subject tender is going to lapse on 15^th February, 2025.

In view of the aforesaid facts, we only provide that the tender process may continue and go on, however, its outcome shall be subject to further orders which may be passed in this bunch of Petitions. We also provide that participation and consideration of the bids of the Petitioners shall also be subject to further orders which may be passed in this bunch of Petitions.

Stand over to 20^th January, 2025 . To be placed high on

board .

[AMIT BORKAR, J.] [CHIEF JUSTICE]

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