ORDER

1. From the side of the applicants, learned counsel Mr. Aditya Pratap has appeared through video conferencing and drawn our attention to the additional affidavit dated 12.04.2023 wherein it is submitted that respondent Nos.6 and 7 – private respondents have deposited an amount of Rs.40 lakhs on 11.08.2017 with respondent No.5 – Lonavala Municipal Council in accordance with this Tribunal’s order dated 28.02.2017, whereafter a telephonic conversation was initiated by the Chief Officer, Lonavala Municipal Council with applicant No.2 – Ashish Vaid. During this call, a request was made by the Chief Officer, Lonavala Municipal Council to applicant No.2 for seeking quotations from M/s Genstru Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. for providing consultancy services for design of retaining structure at Vikas Valley Plot Khandala. Pursuant to the same, an offer was made by M/s Genstru Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. on 17.08.2017 of providing consultancy services for the said work. Respondent No.5 – Lonavala Municipal Council wrote a letter dated 30.08.2017 to their counsel (Lonavala Municipal Council’s counsel), informing him about deposit made by Mr. M.L. Gupta (respondent No.7) on 11.08.2017 and thereby aski