Bombay High Court

M/S. MAHALSA SERVICES THR. ITS PROPRIETOR MR. PRADEEP SHETversusDEAN OF GOA MEDICAL COLLEGE

Disposal: Disposed of
Bench: VALMIKI MENEZES AMIT S JAMSANDEKAR

Holding

The petition was dismissed as infructuous because the tender had been withdrawn and a re‑tender was proposed.

Summary

M/s. Mahalsa Services, through its proprietor, filed a writ petition challenging the withdrawal of e‑tender No. GMC/PS/U‑X/Sweeping & Swabbing/2023‑24/40/11987 for housekeeping services at Goa Medical College. The Dean of the college issued a communication on 27‑Nov‑2025 stating that the tender had been withdrawn and a re‑tender would be initiated. The Court held that this development rendered the petition infructuous, as there was no longer any operative order to contest. Consequently, the petition was disposed of, and no further proceedings remained pending in the MCA. The decision was pronounced by Justices Valmiki Menezes and Amit S. Jamsandekar on 4‑Mar‑2026.

Issues considered

What is the effect of the withdrawal of an e‑tender on a pending writ petition challenging the tender process?
Whether the petition remains maintainable after the tender has been withdrawn and a re‑tender proposed?

Subjects

e‑tender withdrawal
public procurement
writ petition
mootness
contracting

Judgment

                                   1 WP 697 2024

     Meena

             IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA
                   WRIT PETITION NO.697 OF 2024
                              WITH
             MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3075 OF 2025 (F)
                 WRIT PETITION NO.697 OF 2024
M/S. MAHALSA SERVICES THR. ITS
PROPRIETOR MR. PRADEEP SHET                 ... PETITIONER
  Versus
DEAN OF GOA MEDICAL COLLEGE                 ... RESPONDENTS
                             WITH
          MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO.3075 OF 2025 (F)
                               IN
                 WRIT PETITION NO.697 OF 2024
M/S. MAHALSA SERVICES THR. ITS
PROPRIETOR MR. PRADEEP SHET                 ... APPLICANT
  Versus
DEAN OF GOA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND 5
ORS                                                      ... RESPONDENTS

Mr A. F. Diniz, Senior Advocate with Mr. Parikshit Sawant, Advocate for
the Petitioner.
Mr. Manish Salkar, Government Advocate for Respondent Nos. 1 to 5.
Mr. Terence Vaz, Advocate for Respondent No. 7.

                     CORAM:- VALMIKI MENEZES &
                             AMIT S. JAMSANDEKAR, JJ.
                     DATED :- 4th March, 2026

P.C.:


1.      The learned Counsel placed on record a communication dated
27.11.2025 issued by the Dean, Goa Medical College, whereby the
e-tender No. GMC/PS/U-X/Sweeping & Swabbing/2023-24/40/ 11987
dated 08.02.2024 floated for the contract of housekeeping and


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                    maintenance services in Goa Medical College, has been withdrawn;
                    there is a proposal for re-tender of the said work.


                    2.       In view of this communication, the challenge in the petition has
                    been rendered infructuous, on which basis the petition stands disposed
                    of.


                    3.           In view of the disposal of the petition, nothing survives in the
                    MCA, and the same stands disposed of accordingly.



                      AMIT S. JAMSANDEKAR, J.                        VALMIKI MENEZES, J.




Signed by: MEENA VISHAL BHOIR
Designation: Private Secretary
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