M/S Sonu Services Solapur Throu. Prop Ashfaq Agasapure v. the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
MSEDCL Solapur Rural Division work-order cancellation; order dated 2 April 2025 quashed and set aside; matter remanded to MSEDCL for fresh consideration after hearing; principal basis was MSEDCL order dated 18 March 2025, already set aside by Bombay Division Bench on 25 June 2025 in Writ Petition No. 4317 of 2025 (Pandharpur and Solapur Rural Divisions); filed under Article 226, Constitution of India; contract awarded to 33 participants on 24 April 2025 recorded as submission; interim observation of 29 April 2025 (actions subject to outcome of Petition); hearing fixed 16 March 2026, fresh order by 4 April 2026; contentions kept open; no order as to costs; Kolhapur Circuit Bench; Madhav J. Jamdar & Pravin S. Patil, JJ.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 2nd April 2025 passed by Respondent No.1 (MSEDCL) quashed and set aside; matter remanded to Respondent No.1 – MSEDCL for fresh consideration; Respondent No.1 to pass a fresh order after giving hearing to the Petitioner; Petitioner to appear before Respondent No.1 – MSEDCL or its appropriate Committee on 16th March 2026 at 11.00 a.m.; fresh order on or before 4th April 2026; contentions of both parties expressly kept open; no order as to costs.