THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.6250 OF 2010 Dated 22nd March, 2010 Between: M/s Signal Sports …Petitioner And The Andhra Pradesh Technological Services Limited and another …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri P.Thirumala Rao Counsel for the respondents: ---- The Court made the following ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “It is therefore prayed that the Hon’ble 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 1st respondent in withholding the EMD amount of Rs.1,25,000/- submitted by the petitioner vide Bond No.95/151, dated 27.01.1996 as arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction and in gross violation of the petitioner’s fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 14 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to refund the EMD amount of Rs.1,25,000/- along with interest @12% p.a from the date of submission of the EMD till the date of payment.” At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner placed before the Court letter dated 05.03.2010 addressed by respondent No.1 to respondent No.2, whereby it has informed respondent No.2 that it enclosed a cheque for Rs.1,25,000/- representing the EMD by stating that it does not have any claim or obligation with regard to the said cheque. In view of this letter, the cause against respondent No.1 does not subsist. The petitioner shall be free to approach respondent No.2 for claiming return of the cheque in accordance with law. Subject to the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP No.8054 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 22nd March, 2010 vrn