The Bombay High Court on Tuesday quashed a notice issued by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) last month, terminating the contract awarded to Systra MVA Consulting (India) Pvt Ltd. The company was providing general and design consultancy services for three Metro lines in the city.
A bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Arif S Doctor, in its judgment, directed MMRDA to take a fresh decision on whether to discontinue the contract awarded to the French-origin consulting and engineering firm. The bench asked MMRDA to pass a reasoned order after hearing the company which has a 70 per cent stake in Systra-SMCIPL Consortium.
The MMRDA, in February 2020,…