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MMRDA Exposes L&T’s False Claims in Rs 12,000-Crore Tender Controversy; Supreme Court-Backed Re-Tender to Safeguard Public Interest

Vivek Bhavsar
By Vivek Bhavsar

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Mumbai: In a significant move to uphold transparency and public interest, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has officially called upon infrastructure giant Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) to submit their original financial estimates for the controversial Gaimukh–Bhayander Tunnel and Elevated Road Projects. This comes after L&T was found to have misrepresented facts before both the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court of India, triggering a legal and public storm over the Rs 12,000-crore infrastructure tender.

The MMRDA, in a strongly worded letter dated June 10, 2025, has sought detailed documentation of L&T’s financial bids, including rate analysis and justification, following L&T’s unilateral disclosure before the Supreme Court during Special Leave Petition (SLP) proceedings.

L&T, whose bids were deemed non-responsive during technical evaluation, had challenged the process in the Bombay High Court. The company alleged lack of transparency and sought a stay on the opening of financial bids. While a temporary stay was granted, the High Court eventually dismissed L&T’s petition on May 20, citing material suppression and procedural impropriety by the company.

Notably, the High Court upheld the legitimacy of MMRDA’s evaluation process and refused to entertain L&T’s baseless grievances. In a face-saving attempt, L&T then approached the Supreme Court via Special Leave Petitions—only to be further exposed.

In an unprecedented and legally questionable move, L&T voluntarily disclosed its financial quotes—claiming its bids were substantially lower than the qualified L1 bidder. L&T stated its bids were Rs 5,554 crore for the Elevated Road and Rs 6,498 crore for the Tunnel Project.

MMRDA, maintaining a firm and lawful stance, defended its process while also demonstrating commitment to public interest. In an extraordinary show of integrity, the authority told the apex court that, despite having full legal justification to proceed, it was voluntarily scrapping the tender process to ensure transparency and re-tender with revised base prices.

The Supreme Court acknowledged the MMRDA’s stand, declaring L&T’s Special Leave Petitions infructuous and refusing to interfere with the High Court’s verdict, effectively sealing the legal outcome in MMRDA’s favour.

Now, through its June 11 letter, MMRDA has demanded L&T to submit authentic copies of its financial estimates—a direct challenge to L&T’s claim that it had quoted significantly lower prices. This move not only asserts institutional accountability but also puts L&T on notice—to either back its claims with proof or stand exposed for manipulating public opinion and the judicial process.

The episode has clearly pitted a government body acting in public interest against a corporate entity bent on misleading the courts and the public. While MMRDA has emerged with its integrity intact, L&T’s conduct—right from the opaque court filings to the dramatic affidavit disclosure—raises serious questions about corporate ethics in public infrastructure projects.

This is not merely a tender dispute. It is a case study in how government agencies must stand their ground, uphold due process, and resist pressure from corporate giants attempting to distort procurement systems.

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TheNews21 stands firmly in support of MMRDA’s principled and transparent approach. At a time when public funds and urban infrastructure are under intense scrutiny, this decisive action sends a strong message: No bidder, however powerful, can twist the rules or manipulate public discourse to serve its interests.

Vivek Bhavsar
Vivek Bhavsar
Vivek Bhavsar is the Editor-in-Chief. He is a senior journalist with more than 30 years of experience in political and investigative journalism. He is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TheNews21. He has worked with leading English mainline dailies, including The Asian Age and Free Press Journal, and also carries the experience of strides in leading regional newspapers like Lokmat and Saamana. During his stints at reputed vernacular and English-language dailies, he has demonstrated his versatility in covering the gamut of beats from policy-making to urban ecology.  While reporting extensively on socio-political issues across Maharashtra, he found his métier in political journalism as an expert on government policy-making. He made his mark as an investigative journalist with exposes of government corruption and deft analyses of the decisions made in Mantralaya, as exemplified in his series of reports on the multi-crore petrochemical project at Nanar in the state’s Konkan region, which ultimately compelled the government to scrap the enterprise.
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