Balaji Engineers v. The State Of Maharashtra Thr Principal Secretary Urban Development And ORS

Digitally signed by MEERA MAHESH JADHAV Date:

2025.06.18 10:55:39 +0530 1/2 20-wp-11520-24.doc MEERA MAHESH JADHAV

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 11520 OF 2024 Balaji Engineers

...Petitioner

Versus

The State Of Maharashtra Thr Principal Secretary Urban Development And Ors

...Respondents

----- Ms Minal Chandnani for Petitioner.

Dr. Dhruti Kapadia AGP for Respondent No.1.

Mr. Kedar Dighe for Respondent Nos.2 to 4 PCMC. Mr. Shekhar Gurav, Deputy Engineer. Mr. Nilesh Date, Junior Engineer PCMC, Water Supply Department, "H" Ward, present. ----- CORAM : G.S. KULKARNI & ARIF S. DOCTOR, JJ.

DATE : 16th JUNE, 2025.

P.C:

We have heard the learned counsel for the parties for some time. Mr. Dighe Learned Counsel for the Municipal Corporation on instructions of Mr. Shekhar Gurav, Deputy Engineer, Water Supply Department. "H" Ward, Pune, who is present in the court submits that the Municipal Corporation shall issue an appropriate show cause notice to the petitioner calling upon the petitioner to show cause as to why the petitioner ought not to be black listed as its contractor in relation to the works in question and subject matter of the present petition. Thereafter, after granting an opportunity of the petitioner to file a reply and be Meera Jadhav

2/2 20-wp-11520-24.doc heard on its contentions, pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. At this stage, Mr. Dighe informs the court that a show cause notice shall be issued to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from today. Let the same be accordingly issued and be adjudicated in accordance with law. Considering the fair approach as taken on behalf of the Municipal Corporation, this petition can be disposed of in terms of the following order:

ORDER

(i) The impugned notice dated 2nd August 2024 blacklisting the petitioner is quashed and set aside with liberty to the Municipal Corporation to follow an appropriate lawful procedure as noted hereinabove. (ii) All contentions of the parties in that regard are expressly kept open. Disposed of in the aforesaid terms. No costs. [ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.] [G.S. KULKARNI, J.] Meera Jadhav