Thakur Infraprojects Pvt Ltd vs State Of Maharashtra Thr Directorate Of ...

ik-181991515 Bombay High Court 7 March 2026 • WRIT PETITION NO. 10537 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 10537 OF 2025; REVIEW PETITION NO. 130 OF 2025; WRIT PETITION NO. 13976 OF 2024 • 52 min read

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Case Significance

Thakur Infraprojects Pvt Ltd vs State Of Maharashtra Thr Directorate Of ... is a Bombay High Court decision dated March 7, 2026 (citation: ik-181991515). Thakur Infraprojects challenged CIDCO's disqualification of its joint venture bid for a Navi Mumbai strategic infrastructure project because partner EVRASCON (a Russian company) was denied security clearance by the Union of India. The Division Bench dismissed both the writ petition and a connected review petition, holding the security clearance was required at bid evaluation stage and the Union of India's refusal of clearance was a sovereign security decision that the court would not interfer The bench comprised Justices M.S. Karnik and Sharmila U. Deshmukh. The judgment was delivered by Justice M.S. Karnik.

Summary

Thakur Infraprojects challenged CIDCO's disqualification of its joint venture bid for a Navi Mumbai strategic infrastructure project because partner EVRASCON (a Russian company) was denied security clearance by the Union of India. The Division Bench dismissed both the writ petition and a connected review petition, holding the security clearance was required at bid evaluation stage and the Union of India's refusal of clearance was a sovereign security decision that the court would not interfere with. The court found no merit in the argument that security clearance was only needed at the technical/financial evaluation stage.

What was the outcome of Thakur Infraprojects Pvt Ltd vs State Of Maharashtra Thr Directorate Of ...?

Thakur Infraprojects challenged CIDCO's disqualification of its joint venture bid for a Navi Mumbai strategic infrastructure project because partner EVRASCON (a Russian company) was denied security cl...

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