abs IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7947 OF 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of : coram, appearances, Court’s Orders: Court’s or Judge’s orders or directions and Registrar Orders: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mr.M.M. Sathaye for the petitioner. Mr.C.J. Sawant, Senior Advocate with Mr.N.S. Dhumal for the respondents no.1 and 2. CORAM : S.B. MHASE & D.G. KARNIK, JJ. DATE : 29TH OCTOBER 2007 P.C. P.C. P.C. : 1. Mr.Sawant, Senior Advocate for the respondents no.1 and 2, has handed over to us a copy of the resolution of the Standing Committee held in its meeting dated 11th October 2007 in which the Standing Committee has resolved to reject the bid of the petitioner. In view of this, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to pursue alternative remedy, if any, available to him in law. He only submits that he may be protected for a reasonable period of time to enable him to obtain appropriate - 2 - relief and the fresh bids invited by the respondents may not be accepted for a limited period of time. We find the request is reasonable. In the circumstances, we permit the petitioner to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to pursue alternative remedy, if any, available in law. 2. The respondents no.1 and 2 are at liberty to proceed with the invitation of fresh tenders if they so desire. However, they shall not finalise the bid for a period of 2 weeks from today. The petitioner is at liberty participate in the fresh tenders also. (D.G. KARNIK, J.) (S.B. MHASE, J.)