THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU Friday, 5th day of January, 2007 W.P.No.22787 of 2003 Between:- The Cuddapah Garments Manufacturers Cooperative Society Limited, Kadapa, rep. by its President P. Venkatarathnam … Petitioner and The Secretary to Government, Industries & Commerce (SSI) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P.No.22787 of 2003 ORAL ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking a Mandamus to declare that the action of respondents 2 and 3 in placing the orders for supply of livery cloth etc., with the 4th respondent, is quite contrary to G.O.Ms.No.438, Industries and Commerce (SSI) Department, dated 5-9-1983, G.O.Ms.NO.50, Industries and Commerce (TEX) Department, dated 22-5-2002 and instructions issued for compliance of G.O.Ms.No.438 in D.O. Letter No.409/Tex/a2/2000, dated 18-6-2001 issued by the Chief Secretary to Government as arbitrary and illegal. The petitioner is a Society registered under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act,1964 (for short ‘the Act’) and according to the petitioner, it is affiliated to apex body i.e. A.P. State Handlooms and Textiles (APCO), Hyderabad. However, while ordering supply of livery cloth etc., respondents 2 and 3 placed orders with the 4th respondent and the same is contrary to various Governmental Orders and instructions issued by the Department from time to time. The Order of respondents 2 and 3 for supply of livery cloth etc., placed with the 4th respondent is only for one year i.e.2003-04. No interim orders were passed by this Court while admitting the Writ Petition. Therefore, the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication as of now. However, it is suffice to direct the respondents 2 and 3 to follow the Governmental Orders and instructions issued by the Department from time to time, in this regard, strictly while placing orders for supply of livery cloth etc., in future. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. 05-1-2007 prk