The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday scrapped the Rs 7,500 crore tender for supplementary nutritious food (SNF) issued by State minister Pankaja Munde.The Maharashtra Minister of Rural Development, Women and Child Welfare had issued the SNF in a centralised manner violating the Supreme Court’s directives of issuing such contracts in a decentralised manner at districtlevel for women self-help groups. (SHGs). The SNF was issued for children in governmentrun ‘anganwadis’ (kindergartens).Around 40 women from SHGs challenged the Maharashtra government’s decision and in their petition claimed that tender documents were designed in a manner where only big contractors could participate. They also stated that the machine needed to manufacture SNF costs Rs 70 lakh, and was beyond their means of purchase.Munde, who is currently in Singapore, could not be reached for her comment on high court’s decision. “We will comment only after we study the report,” said a senior official from women and child development department.Fadnavis had taken away two important portfolios of Munde–‘water conservation’ and ‘employment guarantee scheme’ last week.Last year, Munde came under notice for issuing tenders worth Rs 265 crores as she had violated the court’s tendering procedure. Opposition parties had demanded her resignation which was then known as ‘chikki scam’.In a statement by NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik ,” Munde should be dropped from state cabinet immediately and also probe by anti-corruption bureau in SNF contract awarding scam.”