IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 4227 of 1998 Between: 1 The Waddra Labour Contract Co-Operative Society Ltd., Rep by its President K.Ramulu, S/o Venkanna, aged 30 years, Palsi (V), Kubber Mandal, Adialabad Dist. 2 M/s Panchasheela Construction Company, Reptd. by its Managing Partner, K.Vijaya Kumar, S/o Rama Rao,aged 45 years, H.No.7-7-21, Bhuktapur, Adilabad Dist. ... PETITIONERS AND The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Circle, Adilabad Dist. ...RESPONDENT 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 in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in insisting the petitioners Societies for payment of Earnest Money Deposits, Commercial Tax Clearance Certificates, Experience Certificates in connection with all Tender Notice Schedules to be issued on 28-1-98 as illegal, arbitrary and unreasonable and consequently to direct the respondents not to insist payment of Earnest Money Deposits, Commercial Tax Clearance Certificates and also experience certificates from the petitioners at the time of allotment of works or issuance of schedules in connection withal Tender Notice Scheduled to be issued on or after 28-1-98 and to issue Schedules to the petitioners in all such Tender Notices irrespective of the district in which they registered and to pass Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.C.H.SATISH KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the subject matter in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the above submission made by the learned counsel, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J February 21, 2005 MRR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER Copy to: 1. The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Circle, Adilabad Dist. 2. Two C.C. s to the Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) C.D. Copies. 3 Two C.D. Copies.