India, April 3 -- An independent expert may examine allegations of technical irregularities in the tendering process for supply of 1,756 ambulances to the Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services (MEMS) programme, amicus curiae and senior advocate Venkatesh Dhond told the Bombay high court on Wednesday.

Dhond told the division bench comprising chief justice Alok Aradhe and justice Makarand Karnik that BVG India, a consulting and manpower supply firm which helped the state government draft the tender document for supply and management of ambulances, was later awarded the same tender, as mentioned in the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Vikas Lawande.

As per the PIL, BVG India and the state government signed a memorandum of underst...