FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s Orders. COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WP/10993/2010 M/S ARIHANT V/S THE MD ... Shri Sachin S.Deshmukh, Advocate for petitioner Shri S.P.Deshmukh, Advocate for respondent No.1. ... 1. Heard learned counsel for respective parties. 2. By way of present Writ Petition, the petitioner has challenged the communication dated 9.11.2010 by which, the petitioner was informed that the tender process initiated vide advertisement dated 24.6.2010 has been cancelled. 3. Shri Deshmukh, learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that the offer of the petitioner was not considered only on the ground that the petitioner had not submitted the receipt of Rs.1,000/- which was required to be deposited along with the tender forms. 4. From the perusal of the communications dated 9.11.2010 so also the communication dated 6.8.2010, which have been produced before us by learned counsel for the respondent, it is revealed that the authorities have found that the offers received were neither proper nor commensurate with the market price arrived at on the basis of ready reckoner. 5. No arbitrariness or irrationality could be noticed in the auction on behalf of respondent in cancelling the said tender and inviting fresh bids. It can be seen that the petitioner has not been singled out but an equal treatment has been given to all the bidders and the decision has been taken in the larger interest of getting the better bid. FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court’s orders or directions and Registrar’s Orders. COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS (2) WP/10993/2010 6. In that view of the matter, no case is made out for interference Writ Petition stands rejected. No order as to costs. (R.M.BORDE, J.) (B.R.GAVAI, J.) Dt.10.12.2010 akl