PNP 1 WP7620-10=28.9 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.7620 OF 2010 M/s. Lad Sahitya Bhandar ..Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra and others ..Respondents. ..... Mr. Tejesh Dande for the Petitioner. Mr. Abhijit Desai, AGP for the Respondents. .... CORAM : MOHIT S. SHAH, C.J. & DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J. 28 September 2010. P.C. : 1. What is challenged in this Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution is qualification mentioned in the tender document for the supply of printed educational charts, PVC coated fabric material banner and other printed material for supply of scientific, intellectual and educational toys. 2. It is submitted that the requirement submitted by PNP 2 WP7620-10=28.9 Respondent No.1 to the effect that the bidder must have the requisite machines, computers and printers is not necessary for all the items to be supplied. 3. As per the settled legal position, unless the eligible criteria stipulated in the tender documents are shown to be arbitrary and malafide, the writ Court is not supposed to interfere with the stipulation of the eligibility criteria in the tender document. 4. Learned AGP appearing on behalf of the Respondents points out that Respondent No.1 has received as many as 231 responsive bids in respect of the three tenders. This is sufficient to show that the eligibility criteria are not made to favour a particular party or to encourage monopoly. We find no merit in the Petition. The Petition is dismissed. CHIEF JUSTICE (DR. D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J.)