Zenith Corporation v. State Of Maharashtra Thru Additional Chief Secretary

901-oswp2972-2024.doc AGK

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2972 OF 2024 Zenith Corporation ... Petitioner V/s.

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

... Respondents Mr. Nikhil Patil, i/by Mr. P. M. Jadhav for the petitioner.

Mr. Milind More, Additional Government Pleader for State - respondent No.1.

Mr. Pratik Irpatgire for Union of India - respondent No.3.

Dr. Sanjeevkumar M. Jadhav, General Manager (Technical), and Dr. Harshad Kesari, Additional General Manager, both, from Maharashtra Medical Goods Procurement Authority, Mumbai are present on behalf of respondent No.2.

ATUL GANESH KULKARNI ATUL GANESH KULKARNI Date: 2024.06.19 17:37:00 +0530

CORAM

: DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ & AMIT BORKAR, J.

DATED : JUNE 19, 2024 P.C.:

1.

On the oral prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, let the respondent No.1 be described appropriately. The State of Maharashtra, thus, shall be impleaded as respondent No.1 through the Additional Chief Secretary / Principal Secretary, Department of Industry, Energy and Labour.

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Re-verification is dispensed with.

3.

Issue notice to the respondents, returnable on 22 July 2024.

4.

Mr. More, learned Additional Government Pleader puts in appearance on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 2 and waives notice.

5.

Let an affidavit-in-reply be filed by the respondents within three weeks. A week thereafter shall be available to the petitioner to file rejoinder-affidavit, if any. 6.

In the meantime, if the subject tender is finalized, the same shall be subject to further orders which may be passed in this writ petition.

(AMIT BORKAR, J.) (CHIEF JUSTICE)