IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 17700 of 2003 Between: Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swami Waddera Labour Contract Cooperative Society Limited,bearing Registration No.1300/TD, Represented by its President, A.Venkataiah S/o A. Venkaiah, R/o.H.No.9-1-106, Bhagatnagar, Karimnagar, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Commissioner, Karimnagar Municipality, Karimnagar District. .....RESPONDENT 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent in insisting on the deposit of Earnest Money Deposit pursuant to the tender notification No.1050/21/E1/03-04, dated 13.8.2003 published in Telugu Chit Tender Notice issued by the respondent, calling for tenders for the contract works within its jurisdiction as arbitrary, illegal, contrary to the G.Os issued by the Government from time to time, without authority of law and violative of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles 14,19 and 21 of the Constitution of India, apart from being violative of the directive principles of State Policy and issue a consequential direction to the respondent not to insist on the deposit of earnest money deposit and finalize the tenders without reference to the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.C.H.SATISH KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV and Sri R. Thimma Reddy, Standing Counsel The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition relates to the tender notification No.1050/21/E1/03-04, dated 13.08.2003. 2. As can be seen from the tender notification, the period of work was only for one year. Hence, nothing remains for adjudication at this point of time. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________ (G. ROHINI,J) 20th December, 2004 Ksn ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Commissioner, Karimnagar Municipality, Karimnagar District. 2. Two C. Cs to G.P. for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 3. Two C.D. copies