IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 23277 of 2004 BETWEEN: K. Hemalatha, D/o Tulsi Bhai, R/o 21/872, Saibaba Nagar, Adoni, Kurnool District. ... PETITIONER AND 1 Joint Collector & Executive Director, A.P. State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd.(APSCSL), Kurnool. 2 District Manager, A.P. State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., (APSCSL), Kurnool. 3 A.P. State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., (APSCSL) rep., by its Vice Chairman, & Managing Director, Kurnool. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an order or direction or writ specially writ of mandamus declaring the action of respondents in issuing adhoc Tender Notice No.PDS/MOVT/FG.5(3)/2004-05 dt.9-12-2004 of 1st respondent calling for tenders for transport of food-grains to Mandal level stock points under Stage- I during the subsisting of contract period of the petitioner, as illegal, void, without jurisdiction, violative of principles of natural justice and contrary to terms and conditions of Agreement dt.29-7-2004, contrary to provisions of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and also violative of Art.14 and 19 of Constitution of India and set aside the same and consequently direct other respondents to allow the petitioner as contractor as per Agreement dt.29-7- 2004 for transport of food-grains to various places and pass such other or further orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.L.PRABHAKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: ORDER: The matter relates to issuance of tender notification for awarding contract of transport of food-grains to Mandal Level stock points under Stage-I for the year 2004-2005. As the year of contract period is already over, I am of the opinion that nothing survives in the writ petition for adjudication. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 19, 2008 DSK