IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No. 8595 of 2004 Yashwant Mazdoor Coop.Society Ltd. ..Petitioner vs. 1. The Collector of Solapur & Ors ..Respondents Shri A.T.Walawalkar with Smt.Seema Rawade for petitioner Shri V.P.Malvankar, A.G.P. for respondents. CORAM: A.P.SHAH AND CORAM: A.P.SHAH AND CORAM: A.P.SHAH AND S.C.DHARMADHIKARI JJ S.C.DHARMADHIKARI JJ S.C.DHARMADHIKARI JJ 3rd NOVEMBER, 2004 3rd NOVEMBER, 2004 3rd NOVEMBER, 2004 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard Advocates. 2. The petitioner is a Cooperative Society registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960. The petitioner is a registered member of Solapur District Mathadi and Non Protected Labour Board. 3. It appears that the Additional Collector, Solapur published an advertisement inviting tenders for loading and unloading contracts for Govt. Godowns for 11 Talukas in Solapur district for a period 1st June, 2004 to 31st May, 2005 from the Labour Cooperative Societies registered in Solapur district. The said contracts were awarded to Mahadev Labour Cooperative Society who had applied along with the petitioner. However, it is the case of the petitioner that subsequently Mahadev Labour Cooperative society has informed the authorities that it is not interested in the contract and as such it should be cancelled. It is the case of the petitioner that it is the only party interested in the contract and as such the contract should be awarded to the petitioner society. 4. The Additional Collector, Solapur is directed to consider the case of the petitioner and take appropriate decision in accordance with law within a period of 4 weeks from today. 5. Petition stands disposed of accordingly.