JUDGMENT :

A.S. Chandurkar, J.

Heard. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of learned counsel for the parties.

2. The challenge raised in the present writ petition is to the communication dated 30.12.2022 issued by the Water Supply and Sanitation Department of the State Government. By the said communication addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Nagpur it has been informed that the proposal for blacklisting the petitioner is under consideration. Based on this communication one of the bids of the petitioner has been held non-responsive and the petitioner is not being permitted to participate in the other bids pursuant to the tender notice floated by respondent No.2. The Zilla Parishad had issued tender notice inviting bids for about 10 works. The petitioner responded to the

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said invitation and submitted its bid. As regards the work No.2022_NAGPU_857690_2 the petitioner’s bid was not opened on the ground that the instructions from the State Government in the matter of blacklisting the petitioner were awaited. The financial bids of the other works were yet to be opened when this writ petition was filed praying that the petitioner