India, June 12 -- Days after scrapping tenders for two major infrastructure projects-the Thane-Ghodbunder Road tunnel and the Ghodbunder-Bhayander elevated road-the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has asked construction giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to submit a complete breakdown of its financial estimates.

The move follows a legal tussle between L&T and the MMRDA over the awarding of the Rs.15,182.87 crore contracts to Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL). L&T had challenged the MMRDA's decision in the Bombay High Court and subsequently in the Supreme Court, alleging it had been unfairly disqualified despite submitting bids that were collectively Rs.3,130 crore lower than MEIL's.

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