IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY THE TWENTIETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 7574 of 2007 Between: M/s.MYTAS-RITHWIK-ZVS(JV) Plot No.91/B, Sagar Society, Road No.2, Banjara Hills, represented by its Authorized Signatory B.Jayaprakash Reddy. ..... Petitioner AND 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by Principal Secretary, Irrigation & C.A.D.Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The Chief Engineer (Project), Irrigation, Mamilapally, Kadapa. 3. The Superintending Engineer, S.R.B.C.,Circle-2, Nandyal-518 501, Kurnool 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, in the nature of a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction or order declaring the inaction of the respondents in not awarding the contract to the petitioner, who is L1 and whose tender was evaluated and recommended by the High Power Committee, for the work "Investigation, Design, Excavation and Lining of Owk Tunnel-II for feeding to Owk Reservoir from KM 57.700 of G.N.S.S.Flood Flow Canal including construction of Adit-Package No.30/2006" as illegal and void and consequently direct the respondents to award the said work to the petitioner forthwith; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and the order of the High court dated 13-4-2007 made herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri CH. PURNACHANDRA RAO, Advocate for the Petitioner and Govt. Pleader for Irrigation for the respondents, the Court made the following: ORDER: Post on 24-4-2007 in the motion list. The interim order granted on 13-4-2007 is extended till that date. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Principal Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh , Irrigation & C.A.D.Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The Chief Engineer (Project), irrigation, Mamilapally, Kadapa. 3. The Superintending Engineer, S.R.B.C.,Circle-2, Nandyal-518 501, Kurnool District. 4. 1 c.c. to Sri CH. PURNACHANDRA RAO, Advocate ( OPUC ) 5. 2 c.c. to G.P. FOR IRRIGATION HIGH COURT OF A.P. HYD (O.U.T) 6. 1 spare copy. bsr HIGH COURT LNR J DATED : 20-04-2007 NOTE:- POST ON 24-04-2007 ORDER W.P. NO. 7574 of 2007 EXTENSION BSR DT. 21-4-2007 HIGH COURT LNR J DATED : 20-04-2007 NOTE:- POST ON 24-04-2007 ORDER W.P. NO. 7574 of 2007 EXTENSION