Rajesh Sharma v. State Of Maharashtra Thr The Secretary And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.100 OF 2024 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.13336 OF 2024 IN PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.100 OF 2024 Rajesh Sharma ..

Petitioner

Versus

The State of Maharashtra Through the Secretary and Ors.

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Respondents ---------- Mr.Nishant Chothani a/w. Ms.Sneha Patil and Mr.Hrishikesh Joshi i/b. M/s.Maniar Srivastava Associates, advocate for the petitioner. Mr.P.K. Kakade, Addl. G.P. a/w. Mrs.G.R. Raghuwanshi, AGP for respondent no.1.

Mrs.Shehnaz V. Bharucha i/b. Mr.A.A. Ansari, advocate for the respondent no.2.

Ms.Deepa Chawan, senior advocate a/w. Ms.Saloni Kapadia and MrKaran Gandhi i/b. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, advocate for the respondent no.3 - MSEDCL.

---------- CORAM: SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR & MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ.

DATED : 6th AUGUST 2025.

P.C.:

Digitally signed by RAJESHRI PRAKASH AHER Date:

2025.08.08 15:48:40 +0530 Mr.Nishant Chothani, the learned counsel appears for the RAJESHRI PRAKASH AHER petitioner and tenders a copy of the written submissions. Taken on record.

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Heard learned counsels for the parties.

Rajeshri Aher

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Ms.Deepa Chawan, the learned senior counsel for the MSEDCL-the respondent no.3 has also drawn our attention to the order dated 16th December 2024 passed in the case of "Shriraj Nageshwar Aepurwar Vs. The State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary" (Coram : Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, CJ & Amit Borkar, J.) wherein the challenge to this tender process has failed. 4.

Reserved for judgment.

[MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, J.] [SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, J.] Rajeshri Aher