JUDGMENT :

SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.

1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, the petition is taken up for final hearing.

2. By this petition, petitioner challenges tender notice dated 24th January 2023 for the work of Processing and Disposal Day to Day Solid Waste generated in Sangli-Miraj & Kupwad Municipal Corporation. Petitioner also seeks direction for issuance of work order in pursuance of confirmation letter dated 25th January 2022 issued to it after completion of the earlier tender process.

3. Respondent No.2-Municipal Corporation floated a tender on 4th May 2020 for twin works of (A) Processing and Disposal of Day to Day Solid Waste generated in Sangli-Miraj & Kupwad Municipal Corporation area and (B) Scientific Dumpsite Land Reclamation through Bio-Mining, Resource Recovery and Scientific Rejects Disposal on Samdoli and Bedag site of the Municipal Corporation (Work). A consortium named Eco Pro Environmental Services comprising 4 companies namely (i) Gujrat Apollo Industries Ltd., (ii) Eco Pro Environmental Services, (iii) Susajja enterprises Pvt. Ltd. and (iv) Vardig Pvt Ltd. submitted its bid in pursuance of the tender notice. Petitioner is one am