IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 13145 OF 2023 Neelkanth Infratech ….Petitioner : Versus :

The City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd. ….Respondent Mr. Arshad Shaikh, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vinod Hirji Vaviya, Mr. Sanjay Udeshi, Mr. Aditya Udeshi and Mr. Rahul Sanghvi i/b Sanjay Udeshi & Co., for the Petitioner.

Mr. Rahul Sinha (Through V.C.) with Mr. Harishit Tyagi i/b DSK Legal , for the Respondent-CIDCO.

CORAM : ALOK ARADHE, CJ. &

SANDEEP V. MARNE, J.

DATED : 30 JULY 2025.

JUDGMENT : (Per Sandeep V. Marne, J.)

1) Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel appearing for rival parties, petition is taken up for hearing and final disposal.

2) The Petitioner has invoked jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging communication dated 24 December 2021, 23 March 2022 and 27 September 2023 refusing to allot the concerned plot in its favour. Petitioner has sought Writ of Mandamus against Respondent-CIDCO for allotment of the concerned plot on account of Petitioner being the highest bidder in the tender process.

3) Brief facts leading to fili