IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 11 of 2001 BETWEEN: M. Satyanarayana Reddy S/o late Suryanarayana Reddy, D.No.55- 8-33/11, KRM Colony, Seetammadhara, Visakhapatnam. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy General Manager, (C)/Contracts, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam-031. 2 The Chairman and Managing Director, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Vishakapatnam. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of "Mandamus" declaring the action of the respondents in refusing to issue tender documents to the Petitioner pursuant to the Tender Notification NO.VSP-44 of 2000-2001 dated 12-12-2000 for competing and participating in the tender is highly illegal arbitrary, unconstitutional and contrary to the principles of natural justice and also declare the Clause relating to the Tender Notification that the `RASTRIYA ISPAT NIGMAL LTD reserves its right to issue or refuse tender documents without assigning any reasons' is illegal arbitrary and contrary to the Article 14 of the Constitution of India and unconstitutional and consequently direct the Respondents to issue tender documents to the petitioner immediately in the interest of justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.RATNA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: MR.V.RAVINDER RAO The Court made the following: ORDER: Mr. S. Narsing Rao, learned counsel, representing Mr. M. Ratna Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous and there survives no cause to be adjudicated. Recording the above submission, the writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J July 30, 2008 DSK