IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 2013 of 1998 Between: 1 T.Sureshkumar Reddy, S/o. Pattabhi Seetharami Reddy, R/o. Alluru, Nellore District. 2 M.Rami Reddy, S/o. Pulla Reddy, R/o. Neelakhantam Vari Street, Kanigiri, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Superintending Engineer, I & C.A.D., Telugu Ganga Project Circle, Srikalahasti, Chittoor District. 2 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj, Nellore Nellore District. 3 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj, Ranga Reddy.District, Hyderabad. 4 The Superintending Engineer, Roads and Buildings, Nellore , Nellore District. 5 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj, Anantapur , Anantapur District. 6 The Superintending Engineer, I & C.A.D., Anantapur , Anantapur District. 7 The Superintending Engineer, Public Health Circle, Nellore . 8 The Superintending Engineer, I & C.A.D., Telugu Ganga Project Circle, Nellore , Nellore District. 9 The Superintending Engineer, Roads and Buildings, Anantapur , Anantapur District. 10 The Superintending Engineer, Roads and Buildings, Ongole, Prakasam District. 11 The Superintending Engineer, I & C.A.D., Telugu Ganga Project Circle, Cuddapah, Cuddapah 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 will 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 in insisting for payment of E.M.D., production of Commercial Tax Clearance Certificates , Experience Certificates while issuing Tender Schedules to the petitioners though they are duly registered as Special Class Contractors as illegal and irrational and further direct the respondents not to insist for the same. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.K.ANANDA RAO (not present) Counsel for Respondents : G.P. FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: None appears for the petitioner. The learned Government Pleader submits that by lapse of time and in view of the interim order granted by this Court in W.P.M.P.No. 2311 of 1998 dated 28.1.1998, nothing survives for adjudication in this writ petition. Recording the said submission of the learned Government Pleader, the writ petition is closed. _____________ N.V.RAMANA, J Date: 14.2.2005 DA To 1 The Superintending Engineer, I & C.A.D., Telugu Ganga Project Circle, Srikalahasti, Chittoor District. 2 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj, Nellore Nellore District. 3 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj, Ranga Reddy.District, Hyderabad. 4 The Superintending Engineer, Roads and Buildings, Nellore , Nellore District. 5 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj, Anantapur , Anantapur District. 6 The Superintending Engineer, I & C.A.D., Anantapur , Anantapur District. 7 The Superintending Engineer, Public Health Circle, Nellore . 8 The Superintending Engineer, I & C.A.D., Telugu Ganga Project Circle, Nellore , Nellore District. 9 The Superintending Engineer, Roads and Buildings, Anantapur , Anantapur District. 10 The Superintending Engineer, Roads and Buildings, Ongole, Prakasam District. 11 The Superintending Engineer, I & C.A.D., Telugu Ganga Project Circle, Cuddapah, Cuddapah District. 12 Two CCs to the G.P. for Irrigation & CAD, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 13 Two CD copies.