1 INTHE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO. 72 OF 2010 Rajesh Hanumant More ...Petitioner V/s. The Municipal Corporation of the City of Thane & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. Pankaj J. Das for the Petitioner Mr. M.V. Limaye for Respondent No. 2 Mr. R.P. Behare, Additional Government Pleader, for Respondent No. 3 Mr. Harshd Bhadbhade for Respondent No. 4. CORAM: J.N. PATEL, AG. C.J., AND S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE: MAY 06, 2010 P. C.:- The writ petitioner has filed this petition, styling it as a ‘public interest litigation’. The petitioner claims to be the Vice President of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, Unit: The City of Thane. 2 2. The petitioner has filed this petition to point out the glaring illegalities committed by respondent Nos. 1 and 2 while allotting tender of erecting 470 Bus Stops and the advertisement rights thereof in favour of respondent No. 4. It is stated that respondent No.4 showed willingness to erect 117 Stainless Steel Bus Stops and 181 mild steel (iron) bus stops. Respondent No.4- concern, thus, showed its willingness to erect only 298 bus stops. As against this, another builder, M/s. Prachar Communications Limited, showed interest to erect 175 Bus Stops of Stainless Steel. Thus, the grievance is that M/s. Prachar Communications Limited were found suitable for award of the contract. 3. After perusing the petition and hearing Mr.Das, learned advocate for the petitioner, we are of the view that this is not a public interest litigation. The petitioner has approached the Court in public interest, but, really, is espousing the interest of an unsuccessful bidder. If M/s. Prachar Communications Limited has any grievance with regard to award of contract to respondent No.4, it can always take recourse to proceedings in a court of law. Equally, any other bidder can approach a court of law, and seek 3 appropriate relief. The petition hardly espouses any public interest, and is rather a private interest litigation. 4. The petition is, therefore, summarily dismissed with costs amounting to Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand), Costs to be deposited with the Registry within four weeks, or else, the authorities can proceed to recover the same from the petitioner in accordance with law. ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J.