IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23952 of 2002 Between: Nune Venkata Reddy, S/o. Peda Veera Reddy R/o. Markapuram, Ongole District. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Markapuram Municipality, rep. by its Commissioner, Markapuram, Prakasam District. 2 The Executive Engineer, Public Health Division, Ongole, Prakasam District. ...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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the revised Short Tender notice Vide R.O.C. No. 1856/2002/E2 dated 16.11.2002 of the 1st respondent, is illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, and contrary to the provisions of the A.P. Municipalities Act, and the same is liable to be set aside, and consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to participate in the Tenders as per the Short Tender Notice of the 1st respondent ROC.No. 1856/2002-E2 dated 15.11.2002. Counsel for the petitioner: Mr. G. Krishna Murthy Counsel for respondent No.1: G.P., Municipal Admn. & Urban Dev. Counsel for respondent No.2: Mr. S. Nageswara Reddy The Court made the following Order: Sri B.V. Rama Rao, learned counsel, representing Sri G. Krishna Murthy, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the submission of the learned counsel, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. April 7, 2009 MRR