HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18322 of 2010 Dated: 28-07-2010 Between: K. Venkateswarlu and others. … Petitioners And A.P. State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, rep. by its District Manager, Karimnagar. … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18322 of 2010 ORDER: In this writ petition, the petitioners have questioned the tender notice, dated 22.07.2010, issued in Notice No.P.D.S.Movt.5 (2) 2010-11, by the Andhra Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, through their District Manager, Khammam, inviting sealed tenders for transportation of rice, wheat, sugar, etc., in Khammam District for Stage-II Contracts i.e. for transportation from Mandal level stock points to the fair price shops. In the writ petition, the only ground on which the tender notice is questioned, is that the petitioners were given contract for the last several years on year to year basis and they are transporting the commodities at lesser charges than notified in the present notification. In the absence of any existing contract for the year 2010-11, as a matter of right, petitioners cannot seek for award of contract even in Khammam Urban. When the respondents have issued tender notice giving equal opportunity to all the contractors, the mere fact that the petitioners were contractors for earlier years, is no ground to interfere with the tender process. While it is open for the petitioners to participate in the tenders, I do not find any illegality in issuing the impugned tender notice inviting bids for award of Stage-II contracts. For the aforesaid reasons, I do not find merit in this writ petition, which is accordingly dismissed. However, if the petitioners are eligible for transportation contract, this order will not preclude them from making an application for the same. No order as to costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 28th July 2010 ajr