JUDGMENT

Surinder Singh Nijjar, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. The instant appeal is directed against the final judgment and order of the High Court of judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench at Nagpur dated 9th September, 2010, in Writ Petition No. 4210 of 2010 vide which the Division Bench of the High Court dismissed the petition of the appellant thereby affirming the decision of awarding the contract to the respondent Nos. 4 to 6.

3. We may notice here the essential facts, which would have a bearing on the determination of the issues raised in this appeal.

4. The appellant is a society registered under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. The appellant has several years of experience in supplying hot cooked meal (ready to eat food) for children and other beneficiaries of Anganwadi Centres (in short ‘AWCS’) in the State of Maharashtra.

5. In the year 1975, the Central Government floated a scheme termed as “Integrated Child Development Scheme” (in short `ICDS’) in order to improve the health and nutrition status of the children (between the age group of 0-6 years); pregnant and lactating women, by providing them with supplementary food. Under the said Scheme, certain kind of s