IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.483 OF 2002 M/s.Anuraag Sites & Anr., .....Petitioners V/s. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay and Ors. ..... Respondents Mr.Tanvir Shaikh, for the petitioner. Mr.K.N.Gaikwad, for the B.M.C. Mrs.Madhubala Kajale, A.G.P., for the State. CORAM :P.B.MAJMUDAR & R.M.SAVANT, JJ. DATE : JUNE 19, 2009 P.C. 1. By way of this petition, the petitioners have challenged the action of the respondent as regards allowing display of advertisements on the sites without inviting tenders. It is prayed that appropriate writ directions may be issued directing the respondents that the allotment of the sites made to various contractors should be cancelled and the contract should be terminated and illegal hoardings should be removed. The grievance of the petitioner is mainly on the ground that the Corporation should invite tenders and should follow rules in this behalf. 2. The learned counsel for the respondent – Corporation submitted that in this connection certain directions were given in the Public Interest Litigation and policy guidelines have also been framed in this regard. This petition has been filed in the year 2002 and thereafter, much water has floated below the bridge and the Corporation should now evolve the policy for displaying the hoardings. Considering the fact that the petition has filed long back, the respondent Corporation shall see to it that the rules and regulation if any, framed in this behalf should be followed scrupulously. We accordingly dispose of the petition by directing the respondent Corporation that if any directions is given in PIL on that basis, the Corporation shall accordingly act in the matter of allotment of places or sites for the purpose of hoardings. Needless to say that being a Public Body, the Corporation before awarding any tender shall invite appropriate tenders so that any citizen who is interested in taking part in such contract can offer his bid. Even otherwise any allotment of contract is to be made, the same is to be done by way of tender or public advertisement. The Corporation shall act accordingly as indicated above. 3. Subject to what is stated above, the petition is disposed of. Rule discharged. ( R.M.SAVANT, J. ) (P.B.MAJMUDAR, J.)