IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.16965 of 2009 Between: 1.AIM House Industrial Security Services, rep. byits President Shaik Shamshuddin, 35 years, Kogatam Village, Kamalapuram Mandal, Kadapa District and 2 others. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1.The Commissioner, Social Welfare Department, Government of A.P., Hyderabad and 2 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: The petitioners filed this Writ Petition seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents-authorities, in issuing tender notice in Rc.No.A4/84/2009, dated 05-08- 2009, without considering their representations, dated 21- 04-2009, 04-05-2009 and 05-08-2009, is arbitrary and illegal. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioners- agencies and the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare. The petitioners are the agencies, which were awarded contract for supply of manpower viz., Cooks, Kamaties, Watchmen etc., for working in Social Welfare Hostels. Even as per proceedings, dated 25-08-2008, issued earlier in favour of the petitioners- agencies, they were awarded contract only for the year 2008-09 and the same expired in April, 2009. The only ground for questioning the validity of the impugned tender notice, as stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition, is that the petitioners-agencies filed representations seeking extension of contract stating that they have satisfactorily served the earlier terms in previous years and as such, they are entitled for continuation of the contract for the year 2009-10 also. It is for the respondents-authorities to decide as to whether the previous contractors are to be continued by considering their representations seeking renewal of contract or fresh bids are to be invited from others, and not for the petitioners-agencies to claim extension of their contract as a matter of right. Mere filing of representations seeking extension of contract and alleging that the same are not considered is not at all ground to question the validity of the impugned tender notice, inviting bids for supply of manpower for the period beyond the contract awarded to the petitioners- agencies. In that view of the matter, I do not find any merit in this Writ Petition and the same is, accordingly, dismissed at the stage of admission. No order as to costs. __________________ (R.Subhash Reddy, J) 18th August, 2009 lur