Bombay High Court Upholds Adani’s Bid for Dharavi Redevelopment, Dismisses Seclink Petition

By  News On Air   Dec 21, 2024

The Bombay High Court today upheld the Maharashtra government’s decision to award the Dharavi slum redevelopment project to Adani Properties Private Limited, dismissing a petition by UAE-based Seclink Technologies Corporation that challenged the tender process.

The court said that there was no arbitrariness, unreasonableness, or perversity in the decision to award the project to the Adani Group company.

A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar noted that the company’s petition lacks force and hence stands dismissed.

In 2018, Seclink Technologies emerged as the highest bidder with a 7,200 crore rupee offer for the Dharavi slum redevelopment project. However, the state government cancelled this tender, citing various factors. In 2022, a new tender was issued with additional conditions, and Adani Properties secured the project with a 5,069 crore rupee bid. Seclink Technologies contested both the cancellation of the 2018 tender and the awarding of the 2022 tender to Adani, alleging a lack of transparency and fairness in the process.