THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO. 1496 OF 2007 DATED: 29-01-2007 Between: Sree Praveen Enterprises, rep.by its Managing Partner, R. Ranga Reddy, S/o. R. Anantha Ram Reddy … Petitioner And Union of India, rep.by its Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Headquarters, Eastern Naval Command, Naval Base, Visakhapatnam -14. … Respondent THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO. 1496 OF 2007 ORDER: The petitioner is awarded a contract in 2006, operational up to the end of April 2007 for supply of certain speciﬁed commodities to the Base Victualling Yard, Visakhapatnam. Clause.32 of the terms and conditions of the agreement between the parties inheres a discretion in the ﬁnancial authority to consider increase of the contract rates suitably if the prevailing market price rises exorbitantly due to the failure of crops on account of ﬂoods, cyclones or force majuere. On 09-10-2006, 17-11-2006, 01-12-2006 and 14-01- 2007 the petitioner submitted representations to the respondent seeking increase in the contract rates for the reasons set out in the representations. The petitioner’s grievance is that the respondent has not considered his representations. In the circumstances, after hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned additional Standing Counsel for the Union, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission directing the respondents to expeditiously and in any event, within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, consider and communicate a reasoned decision to the petitioner on his representations. There shall however be no order as to costs. _____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J. Dt: 29-01-2007 Rns