IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.21146 of 2002 Between: 1. M/s Kanaka Durga Waddera Labour Contract Cooperative Society Rep by its President P.Ramulu S/o Mysaiah Neredumet, Malkajgiri Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. Regd:No.242. 2 M/s RamaKrishana Waddera Labour Contract Cooperative Society Rep by its President Satyanaraya S/o Ramulu Pallepahed Gundala Mandal, Nalgonda District. Regd:No.1074/TH. 3 M/s Veera HanumanWaddera Labour Contract Cooperative Society Rep by its President A.Veeraiah S/o Yellaiah Alairu Village & Mandal, Nalgonda District. Regd:No.995/TH. 4 M/s Adarsh Labour Contract Cooperative Society Ltd, Rep by its President K.Ravi S/o Ramulu Vidyanagar Ranaga Reddy District. Regd:No.173. 5 M/s Sri Rama Labour Contract Cooperative Society Ltd, Rep by its President V.Yadaiah S/o Suraiah Gundala Mandal, Nalgonda District. Regd:No.1031. 6 M/s Paremeshwara Labour Contract Cooperative Society Ltd, Shivanagar Colony, Malkajigiri Regd.No.433. 7 M/s Panduranga Waddera Labour Contract Cooperative Society Rep by its President B.Narasimha S/o Alaiah Gundala Mandal, Nalgonda District. Regd:No.1038/TH. 8 M/s Om Sri Sai Vaddera Labour Contract Cooperative Society Rep by its President D.Yellaiah Maruthinagar, Malkajigiri Mandal, Regd:No.649 9 M/s Manikante Vaddera Labour Contract Cooperative Society Rep by its President G.Subba Rao S/o Polaiah Plot.No.34, Medhijung Colony, Moulali Ranga Reddy District.Regd:No.523. 10 M/s Venkata Sai Vaddera Labour Contract Cooperative Society Rep by its President V.Venkataiah S/o Peddulu Maruthinagar, Malkajigiri Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. Regd:No.523. 11 M/s SriSai Krupa Vaddera Labour Contract Cooperative Society Rep by its President G.Ramulu S/o Papaiah Seetharampoor, Devarupalle Mandal, Warangal District. Regd:No.995 12 M/s Vaddera Stone Cutter Labour Contract Cooperative Society Rep by its President V.Shankaraiah Madipally, Hasanparthy Mandal, Warangal District. Regd:No.837. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Commissioner, L.B. Nagar Municipality Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Commissioner, Uppal Kalam Municipality Ranga Reddy District. 3 The Commissioner, Kapra Municipality Ranga Reddy District. 4 The Commissioner, Malkhajgiri Municipality Ranga Reddy District. 5 The Commissioner, Kukatpally Municipality Ranga Reddy 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 action of the respondents herein in insisting the petitioners for payment of Earnest money and any tax clearance certificate in connection with all tender notices issued on or after 27-9-2000 as illegal, arbitrary and un reasonable and consequently direct the respondents not to insist on payment of E.M.D. and production of any tax clearance certificate and at the time of tender schedule or allotment of works in connection with the tender notices issued on or after 27-9-2002 without restricting the area of operation. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.T.RAMULU Counsel for the Respondents: MR. Polisetty Radhakrishna (SC FOR MUNICIPALITIES) The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and it has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 01.07.2005 Nsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Commissioner, L.B. Nagar Municipality Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Commissioner, Uppal Kalam Municipality Ranga Reddy District. 3 The Commissioner, Kapra Municipality Ranga Reddy District. 4 The Commissioner, Malkhajgiri Municipality Ranga Reddy District. 5 The Commissioner, Kukatpally Municipality Ranga Reddy District. 6 2 CD copies 7 1 CC to MR.POLISETTI RADHAKRISHNA (SC FOR MPL)