-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.6765 OF 2005 Shri Dilip Puroshattam Thakkar..Petitioner Vs. The Senior Divisional Manager, M/s.United India Insurance Co., Ltd. & Anr. ...Respondents Ms. Nisha Valani, for the Petitioner Mr.A.M.Vernekar, with Mr. Sanjeev Sawant i/b. Narichania & Narichania for respondent No.1. CORAM: F.I. REBELLO & CORAM: F.I. REBELLO & CORAM: F.I. REBELLO & DR.D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, JJ. DR.D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, JJ. DR.D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, JJ. DATE : DATE : DATE : 10TH OCTOBER, 2005 P.C.: . The petitioner is challenging the awarding of salvage contract by respondent No.1. The respondent No.1 has put in appearance and has produced the minutes of the meeting where bids of 8 bidders were considered. In terms of the bids the petitioner had given EMD 10% of the bidding amount in a sum of Rs.9,98,000/- which will work out to a final bid figure of Rs.99,80,000/-, M/s.Jain Enterprise had given deposit sum of 10% of the biding amount in a sum of Rs.10,51,000/- and M/s.Zip Corporation had given EMD 10% of bidding amount in a sum of Rs.12,00,000/- which would work out the final bid to Rs.1,20,00,000/-. In other words the bid of M/s.Zip Corporation would be higher than that of the petitioner herein. Apart from that we have noted that there is a higher bid than that of the petitioner of M/s.Jain Enterprises. -2- Considering the above we do not find this to be a fit case for this Court to exercise our extra ordinary jurisdiction. Petition rejected. No order as to costs. (F.I.REBELLO, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.) (DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.) (DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.) (DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.)