Prithviraj Enterprises vs State of Maharashtra

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2021 Supreme(Bom) 270

S.C.GUPTE, M.S.KARNIK
Prithviraj Enterprises – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr.Anil V. Anturkar, Sr. Advocate a/w Mr.Mahesh Tarawade & Mr.Vilas Londe i/b Mr.Ranjit D. Shinde, Mr.S.M. Vaishnav, Mr. Nikhil Sakhardande, Sr. Advocate a/w. Mr. Hrishikesh S. Chitaley, Rohit P. Masurkar, Mr. Santosh S. Jadhavar, Mr. S.P. Shah a/w. Mr. Aditya N. Sikchi, Mr. V.D. Sapkal, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Sandip R. Sapkal and Ajit B. Chormal, Mr. R.N. Dhorde, Sr. Advocate a/w. Mr. Vikram R. Dhorde, Mr. Sanket S. Kulkarni, Mr. Sunip K. Sen a/w. Mr. Pandurang A. Pol, Mr. Ranjit S. Hatkar i/b. Pol Legal Juris
For the Respondents: Mr.A.A.Kumbhakoni - AG, a/w Mr.P.P. Kakade - GP, a/w Mr.Akshay Shinde - B Panel a/w Mr.A.P. Vanarase - AGP, Mr. S.S. Panchpor -AGP, Smt. G.R. Golatkar, Mr. Sudhir Tungar, Joint Secretary

JUDGMENT :

M.S. KARNIK, J.

Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with the consent of the parties.

2. The issues involved in these Petitions are common and therefore disposed of by a common judgment. However, Writ Petition Stamp No.11311 and Writ Petition No.1010 of 2021, though they challenge the same GR, considering the nature of that challenge, are dealt with separately.

3. These Petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India take exception to the Government Resolution bearing No.Contract/1120/Pra. Kra.106/Na. Pu. 16-A Food and Civil Supplies and the Consumer Protection Department, Government of Maharashtra dated January 15, 2021 ('GR dated January 15, 2021' for short). In the alternative, the Petitioners have challenged various clauses in the said GR dated January 15, 2021. The details of the relevant clauses under challenge are set out in the later part of this Judgment.

THE CHALLENGE IN BRIEF :

4. The impugned GR dated January 15, 2021 has been issued by the State Government for the purpose of giving contracts of transportation of food and other essential commodities from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) Godown to Public Distribution Shops (PDS). It is

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2021 Supreme(Bom) 270

S.C.GUPTE, M.S.KARNIKPrithviraj Enterprises – AppellantVersusState of Maharashtra – Respondent

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S.C.GUPTE, M.S.KARNIK
Prithviraj Enterprises – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent