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The Supreme Court connected Thursday (November 13, 2025) adjourned to archetypal week of December the proceeding connected a plea by UAE-based Seclink Technologies Corporation challenging the Maharashtra government's determination to grant Mumbai's Dharavi redevelopment task to Adani Properties Pvt Ltd.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justices K. Vinod Chandran and Vipul Pancholi noted the CJI volition not beryllium capable to implicit proceeding successful the substance arsenic helium is owed to discontinue connected November 23 .
"Our hands are full, however galore judgments volition I write?” CJI Gavai observed orally.
On March 7, the apical tribunal had refused to halt the task and sought responses from the Maharashtra authorities and Adani Properties Pvt Ltd connected a petition challenging a December 20, 2024 verdict of the Bombay High Court.
The precocious tribunal had cleared the decks for redevelopment of the slums successful Dharavi and upheld the tender awarded to the Adani Group for the project, ruling determination was nary "arbitrariness, unreasonableness oregon perversity" successful the decision.
The precocious tribunal successful the process dismissed the plea of Seclink Technologies Corporation challenging the authorities government's determination to grant the mega redevelopment task to Adani Properties Pvt Ltd, which had made a ₹5,069-crore offer.
Seclink Technologies Corporation emerged arsenic the highest bidder for the task archetypal successful 2018 with its ₹7,200-crore offer, but the tender was aboriginal scrapped by the government.
The Adani Group had emerged arsenic the highest bidder for the 259-hectare Dharavi redevelopment task successful the bosom of Mumbai and bagged it with its ₹5,069-crore connection successful the 2022 tender process.
Seclink Technologies Corporation has moved the apex tribunal against the precocious tribunal decision.
While issuing announcement connected its plea, the apical tribunal directed Adani Properties Pvt Ltd to marque payments for the task done a azygous slope account.
While dismissing Seclink Technologies Corporation's plea, the precocious tribunal had besides rejected its contention that the tender was "tailor made" to suit a peculiar steadfast of the backstage conglomerate, noting 3 bidders had participated successful the process.
The authorities had cancelled the 2018 tender and issued a caller 1 successful 2022 with further conditions.
Seclink Technologies Corporation archetypal challenged the cancellation of the 2018 tender and subsequently the 2022 grant of tender to the Adani Group.
The State authorities had claimed successful the precocious tribunal that the tender was awarded successful a transparent mode without immoderate undue favour to the highest bidder.
The authorities said the 2018 tender was cancelled and a caller 1 was issued 4 years aboriginal owing to respective factors similar the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine warfare which affected the fiscal and economical authorities of affairs.
The archetypal tender for the mega redevelopment task was issued successful November 2018.
In March 2019, the bids were opened and it was recovered that Seclink Technologies Corporation was the highest bidder.
Dharavi, 1 of the world's densest municipality sprawls, is simply a slum colony having a premix of residential and tiny concern units.
