Nagpur: Nagpur bench from the Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed the petition submitted by the GMR infrastructure company challenging the state government’s decision to cancel the tender for the modernization of Ambedkar Airport Dr Babasaheb.
The division bench consisting of Judge Sunil Shukre and Anil Kior also directed the Maharashtra government to inform the airport privatization plan.
Appearing for GMR, senior adviser Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Charobas Dharmadhikari told the bench today that Mihan India Limited (miles) has appointed financial consultation – Deloitte India – as a new transaction advisor for the airport privatization process.
When including the defense for the final revocation on July 1, HC has asked the state to submit the previous answer so that the copy can be supplied to the Applicant – Airport GMR Limited and GMR Nagpur International Airport Limited – together with other responders.
The applicant prayed to cancel the mail mile issued for them on March 19, 2020, cancel the process of airport deals without giving a contract.
Stress at recognizing the final hearing request, Singhvi cited the June 7 toi report which guided the government had failed to submit an answer to HC notification for more than a year, because this case was first heard on May 29, 2020.
Arguing this case must be heard in priority, because miles It has appointed an agent for the privatization process, he demanded the government delay hearing by looking for time.
On March 19, 2020 the applicant received communication that canceled the bidding process without a contract.
Communication notes that the cancellation of the bidding process is carried out in pursuit of directives on March 16, 2020 received from the Maharashtra government in its order, HC said “In the results, we found that communication was sustained in the eyes of the law and was feasible to be canceled and set aside.
We further found that The direction for respondents is needed to take a step further in this issue.
The petition, therefore, is permitted.
Communication that was reduced on 19.3.2020 with this canceled and set aside “.
HC allows GMR applicants to cancel the airport tenders
