IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 23901 of 1997 Between: 1. T. Sivarama Prasad S/o. Kotaiah, R/o. Tanneuruvari Palem, Parchuru Mandal, Prakasam District. 2. T. Srinivasa Rao S/o. Raghunayakulu R/o. Tanneuruvari Palem, Parchuru Mandal, Prakasam District. .... PETITIONERS AND 1. The Government. of A.P. rep. by Secretary, Finance and Planning Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The Superintending Engineer, R&B Department, Guntur, Guntur Dist. 3. The Superintending Engineer, R&B Department, Nellore, Nellore district. 4. The Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Department, Guntur, Guntur Dist. 5. The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Dept., Ongole, Prakasam District. 6. The Superintending Engineer, Public Health Dept., Guntur, Guntur Dist. 7. The Executive Engineer, Social Welfare Dept., 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 nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in insisting for the deposit of Earnest Money Deposit in the shape of National Saving Certificate or postal Term Deposit Scheme certificate and also insist for submission of tax clearance certificate from the commercial Tax Department and Income Tax department and experience certificate along with the tenders, as being illegal, void and violative of Article 14 and 19(1) (g) of the Constitution of India, Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.RAJENDRA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. The Court made the following: ORDER: It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the subject matter of this Writ Petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ____________ 22-03-2005 kvrm To 1. The Governmemt. of A.P. rep. by Secretary, Finance and Planning Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The Superintending Engineer, R&B Department, Guntur, Guntur Dist. 3. The Superintending Engineer, R&B Department, Nellore, Nellore district. 4. The Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Department, Guntur, Guntur Dist. 5. The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Dept., Ongole, Prakasam District. 6. The Superintending Engineer, Public Health Dept., Guntur, Guntur Dist. 7. The Executive Engineer, Social Welfare Dept., Ongole, Prakasam District. 8. 2 CCs to G.P for Irrigation and Comm. Area, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 9. 2 CD copies.