Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Over ₹16,600 Crore Tunnel Project Contract

The court ruled that the petitioner acted in bad faith by suppressing facts and making inappropriate comments about the judiciary, while allegations of fraud in financial guarantees remain unexamined.

• The Bombay High Court dismissed a PIL challenging the contract for the Borivali-Thane twin tube road tunnel project, citing the petitioner’s lack of good faith.
• Journalist V Ravi Prakash, the petitioner, alleged that Megha Engineering Infrastructure Ltd (MEIL) submitted fraudulent bank guarantees from a foreign entity.
• The court found that the petitioner suppressed details of prior litigation with MEIL and made social media posts that scandalized the judiciary.
• While the petitioner’s actions were deemed to amount to criminal contempt, the court declined to initiate proceedings as the posts were removed promptly.
• MEIL and the Maharashtra government argued that the PIL was legally untenable, with the Solicitor General warning against the misuse of PILs for personal disputes.

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