IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3373 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 3373 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 3373 OF 2007 Friends Engineering Works ...Petitioner V/s. Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation ...Respondent Mr.Amogh Paralikar for the Petitioner. Mr.P.P. Chavan i/b. Mr.Navdeep Vora & Associates for the Respondent. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH & CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH & CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH & V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. DATED : DECEMBER 10, 2007 DATED : DECEMBER 10, 2007 DATED : DECEMBER 10, 2007 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- . By this petition, the petitioner seeks an order directing the respondent - Corporation to allot a plot to the petitioner on the ground that the petitioner is holding adjacent plot. However, the petitioner is not in a position to point out any statutory authority or even a policy decision which entitles the petitioner to allotment of plot without auction being held. In our opinion, obviously, the respondent being instrumental authority and statutory authority, as a general rule, it cannot allot any plot without holding auction or inviting any public bid. . Petition is rejected. (D.K. DESHMUKH, J.) (D.K. DESHMUKH, J.) (D.K. DESHMUKH, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)