Elecon Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. Municipal Corporation of City of Ichalkaranji and Anr.

Bombay HC20 Jan 2026WP/11352/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Consent terms disposal of writ petition; Elecon Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. Municipal Corporation of City of Ichalkaranji; Impugned Termination Notice dated 30th May 2025 — arbitrary, without natural justice, null void non est; Tender Notice dated 13th September 2025 sought to be quashed; restraint on opening/considering/finalising bids; Writ of Certiorari; Company Resolution dated 16.09.2025; Executive Engineer authorization letter; Consent Terms marked X; statements accepted as undertakings; Bombay HC Kolhapur Circuit Bench; Madhav J. Jamdar & Pravin S. Patil JJ.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of in terms of the Consent Terms, which were taken on record and marked “X” for identification, the statements therein being accepted as undertakings given to the Court. ¶¶25

Elecon Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. vs Municipal Corporation of City of Ichalkaranji and Anr. — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of in terms of the Consent Terms, which were taken on record and marked “X” for identification, the statements therein being accepted as undertakings given to the Court.

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Issue for consideration

Whether, the dispute having been settled between the parties in terms of the Consent Terms, the writ petition should be disposed of in terms of those Consent Terms.

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Court's answer

The statements contained in the Consent Terms are accepted as undertakings given to this Court.

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Ratio / Principle

Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the Consent Terms.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction) — Writ Petition No. 11352/2025 — Elecon Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. Municipal Corporation of City of Ichalkaranji & another — Coram: Madhav J. Jamdar & Pravin S. Patil, JJ. — Decided 05.05.2026. Consent-terms disposal: learned counsel for the petitioner and for respondent No. 1 reported that the dispute had been settled in terms of Consent Terms signed by the petitioner through Mr. Rajesh A. Rajguru, duly authorized representative (per Company Resolution dated 16.09.2025), and by the Corporation through Mr. Abhaykumar Pandurang Shirolikar, Executive Engineer (duly authorized per the Corporation's authorization letter); the authorized representatives confirmed the settlement in Court. The Consent Terms — which sought a declaration that the Impugned Termination Notice dated 30th May 2025 issued by respondent No. 1 is arbitrary, issued without considering the principles of natural justice, and null, void and non est, and sought quashing of that notice and of the Tender Notice dated 13th September 2025 in respect of the subject project work — were taken on record and marked “X” for identification. Held: the statements contained in the Consent Terms were accepted as undertakings given to the Court, and the writ petition was disposed of in terms of the Consent Terms. No statute or precedent was cited; the Court made no independent merits finding on the validity of the notices.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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WRIT PETITION NO. 11352/2025

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Elecon Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

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Vs.

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Municipal Corporation of City of Ichalkaranji and another

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Mr. Chetan G. Patil, a/w Mr. R.R. Kinkar, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr R.L. Chavan, a/w Mr. D.V. Rane, Advocate for the Respondent No.1 Mr. Sudarshan Patil, Advocate for respondent No.2

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CORAM : MADHAV J. JAMDAR & PRAVIN S. PATIL, JJ. DATE : 05.05.2026.

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P. C. :

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1. Mr. Chetan Patil, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, and Mr. R.L. Chavan, learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 1, submit that the dispute between the parties in the writ petition has been settled in terms of the Consent Terms. Both learned counsel tender the Consent Terms. The said Consent Terms are signed by the petitioner through Mr. Rajesh A. Rajguru, duly authorized representative of the petitioner, as per the Company Resolution dated 16.09.2025 and also by the respondent – Municipal Corporation of the City of Ichalkaranji through Mr. Abhaykumar Pandurang Shirolikar, Executive Engineer of the Municipal Corporation of the City of Ichalkaranji, who is duly authorized to sign the Consent Terms. Copies of the Company Resolution of the petitioner, as well as the authorization letter issued by the Municipal Corporation of

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the City of Ichalkaranji, are annexed to the Consent Terms.

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2. The authorized representative of the petitioner, Mr. Rajesh A. Rajguru, as also Mr. Abhaykumar Pandurang Shirolikar, authorized representatives of the respondent Corporation are present in Court and state that both the parties have settled the dispute in terms of the Consent Terms and have signed the same and that the writ petition be disposed of in terms of the Consent Terms. Accordingly, the Consent Terms are taken on record and marked as “X” for identification. The Consent Terms are reproduced hereinbelow for ready reference:

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“a. That this Hon'ble Court be pleased to declare that the Impugned Termination Notice dated 30th May 2025 issued by Respondent No. 1 is arbitrary and issued without considering the principles of natural justice, and is therefore null, void, and non est

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b. That this Hon'ble Court be pleased to issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other Writ, Order or Direction in the nature of Writ of Certiorari, thereby quashing and setting aside the Impugned Termination Notice dated 30th May 2025 issued by Respondent Nos. 1.

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c. That this Hon'ble Court be pleased to issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other Writ, Order or Direction in the nature of Writ of Certiorari, thereby quashing and setting aside the Tender Notice dated 13th September 2025 issued by Respondent Nos. 1 in respect of the subject project work, and further restrain Respondent Nos. 1 from opening, considering, or finalising the bids, or in any manner acting in furtherance thereof.

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d. That pending the hearing and final disposal of the present Petition, that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue a Writ of

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Certiorari or any other Writ, Order or Direction in the nature of Writ of Certiorari, thereby quashing and setting aside the Tender Notice dated 13th September 2025 issued by Respondent Nos. 1 in respect of the subject project work, and further restrain Respondent Nos. 1 from opening, considering, or finalising the bids, or in any manner acting in furtherance thereof.

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e. That pending the hearing and final disposal of the present Petition, this Hon'ble Court be pleased to stay the operation, implementation or effect of the Impugned Termination Notice dated 30th May 2025 issued by Respondent No. 1

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f. Ad-Interim Reliefs in terms of prayer clauses (d) and (e)

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g. For such other reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and necessary

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h. For costs”

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3. The statements contained in the Consent Terms are accepted as undertakings given to this Court.

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4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the Consent Terms.

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Digitally signed by RANJANA RANJANA SAMEER SAMEER SAHARE SAHARE Date: 2026.05.06 16:59:40 +0530

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[PRAVIN S. PATIL, J. ] [MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.]

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R.S. Sahare

Elecon Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. Municipal Corporation of City of Ichalkaranji and Anr.

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