Harshal Gramin Vikas Bahu Sanstha, Mul, Chandrapur Thr. President v. State of Maha., Thr. Secy., Dept. of Water Supply and Sanitation, Mumbai and Anr.
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Public-law writ challenge (WP 6826/2024, Bombay HC Nagpur Bench, decided 03-04-2025, neutral citation 2025:BHC-NAG:5137-DB) to cancellation of a works agreement and blacklisting of a society for delayed submission of a Detailed Project Report. Key themes: blacklifting/ blacklisting of contractors and societies; cancellation of agreement; extension of time coupled with imposition of fine defeating blacklisting; discriminatory singling out vis-a-vis similarly placed societies granted multiple extensions without blacklisting; arbitrariness of administrative action deprecated; quashing of blacklisting and cancellation orders with costs of Rs.50,000/-. Search terms: blacklisting; blacklist order quashed; cancellation of contract/agreement; DPR; extension of time; fine; differential treatment; arbitrariness; deprecation of conduct; Chandrapur; respondent No.2; Liquid Solid Waste and Sewage Disposal Project.