Shri Rajrajeshwar Construction, Akola, Thr. Proprietor, Pradeep Pundlik Deshmukh v. State of Maharashtra, Thr. Principal Secretary, Public Works Dept., Mumbai and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench (DB: Anil S. Kilor and Raj D. Wakode, JJ.), Writ Petition No. 5428 of 2025, decided 17-04-2026; neutral citation 2026:BHC-NAG:5985-DB. Tender disqualification and prospective debarment; Integrity Pact Sections II, III and V; 'previous transgression' declaration; Municipal Corporation held to be a local authority, not a Public Sector Undertaking or Government Department; PWD cannot act on Municipal Corporation letters dated 17.07.2025/25.07.2025 for defaults in Municipal Corporation works, except where work relates to the PWD (serial no.1); Municipal Commissioner's recommendation to blacklist; PWD affidavit dated 15.04.2026 undertaking not to blacklist or debar; Van Bhavan administrative building tender, Forest Department; petitioner Rajrajeshwar Construction (Proprietor Pradeep P. Deshmukh), Akola; petition disposed of, no order as to costs.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with clarifications: the respondent-PWD cannot rely on Municipal Corporation letters regarding defaults in Municipal Corporation works as 'previous transgression' to disqualify or debar the petitioner in future tender processes, though such letters may be considered where the work relates to or was executed through the PWD; the PWD's affidavit undertakings (dated 15.04.2026) not to blacklist or debar the petitioner were noted; no order as to costs.