The Hon’ble Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court yesterday (judgement copy available late evening) had quashed and set aside the Letter dated March 19, 2020 issued by MIHAN India Limited annulling the bidding process for the Nagpur Airport and further directed MIHAN India Limited to take all steps in terms of the RFP conditions, including signing of a Concession Agreement for the Nagpur Airport, within 6 weeks.
GMR Infrastructure Limited had earlier announced regarding the award of concession for Nagpur Airport to GMR Airports Limited, a subsidiary of (“GMR”).
It may be noted that GMR had emerged as the highest bidder in the tender process conducted by MIHAN India Limited (MIHAN) for the Nagpur Airport in 2019. The Letter of Award was issued to GMR in March 2019. However, Government of Maharashtra decided to cancel the tender process in March 2020 and MIHAN issued a Letter annulling the bid process.
The decision of MIHAN was challenged by GMR before the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court. The Hon’ble Bench heard the petition and delivered the judgement on August 18, 2021, quashing and setting aside the annulment letter issued by MIHAN and directed MIHAN to execute Concession Agreement for the project.
