Pravin S/O. Tarachand Agarwal v. Union Of India, Through The Mandatory Of Agricultural

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2552 OF 2025 Pravin S/o. Tarachand Agarwal

...Petitioner

V/s.

Union of India and Ors.

...Respondents

______________ Dr. Uday Warunjikar with Mr. Anand Mishra and Ms. Priti Rao i/b. Mr. Ashok M. Saraogi for the Petitioner. Mr. Mehul Shah with Mr. Shahipal Shankar for Respondent No.2.

______________ CORAM: ALOK ARADHE, CJ & SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.

Dated: 10 JULY 2025.

P.C.:

1) The learned counsel appearing for Respondent No.2 has raised a preliminary objection to maintainability of the Petition on the ground that NAFED is not an instrumentality of the State and therefore not the subject matter of writ jurisdiction of this Court.

2) In view of the aforesaid submissions, the learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner prays for short Page No.

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3) In the meantime, it is directed that any action in respect of the tender in question shall subject to outcome of the Writ Petition.

4) List the Writ Petition on 15 July 2025.

[SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.] [CHIEF JUSTICE] Signed by: Megha S. Parab Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 11/07/2025 20:52:07 Page No.

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