IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.18659 of 2010 Date: 6th October, 2010 Between: Bodepudi Modular Designers Pvt. Ltd., rep. by its General Manager. .. Petitioner And The Andhra Pradesh Housing Board, Gruhakalpa, M.J. Road, Hyderabad, rep. by its Chief Engineer. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.18659 of 2010 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in inviting tenders from the registered dealers of M/s Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Ltd., as arbitrary, illegal and contrary to the Orders passed by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.1020 dated 30.11.1976, G.O.Ms.No.437 dated 5.9.1983, Memo No.1541/SSI- A2/93-6 dated 27.5.1994 and G.O.Ms.No.51 dated 1.6.2010 and consequently set aside the Tender Notice No.10/CE/AEE1/APHB/2010- 11 dated 15.7.2010 issued by respondent. It appears, petitoner is a Small Scale Industry (SSI) involved in manufacturing of Modular Kitchen and Wardrobes with ISO 9001:2008 standards. To encourage, SSI units in the State of Andhra Pradesh, Government has issued G.O.Ms.No.1020 Industries and Commerce Department dated 30.11.1976 and G.O.Ms.No.437 dated 5.9.1983 making it obligatory on the part of Government, Public Sector Undertakings and quasi Government organizations to purchase their requirements from local SSI units and not to purchase from outside the State if such products are manufactured by local SSI units. While that being so, a tender notice was issued by the respondent on 15.7.2010 published in Eenadu newspaper inviting tenders for providing modular kitchens to officers quarters from the registered dealers of M/s Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Ltd. According to the petitioner, when the SSI units are available in the State of A.P., question of inviting tenders from M/s Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Ltd., which is located outside the State of A.P., does not arise and the same is contrary to the orders passed by the Government in the above G.Os. There is no necessity of going into all the details. In the counter filed by the respondent, it is stated that tenders have already been finalized and the request of the petitoner could be considered in future. Under those circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider calling tenders from the SSI units in the State of A.P. for any future requirement. No order as to costs. ______________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 6.10.2010 DA