IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWELVE Present HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. BHAVANI PRASAD WRIT PETITION No.30062 of 2010 Between: M/s. Sarvaraya Textiles Ltd. & another .. Petitioners AND Appellate Authority for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction, Jeevan Prakash Building, Kasturiba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi & 3 others .. Respondents The Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. BHAVANI PRASAD WRIT PETITION No.30062 of 2010 ORDER: Heard Sri P. Vikram, learned counsel representing Sri Challa Gunaranjan, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri K. Gopalakrishna Murthy, learned counsel for respondents 3 and 4. 2. The writ petition sought for a mandatory direction against respondents 3 and 4 concerning the auction of the unit at Vizianagaram in pursuance of the auction notice, dated 17.10.2010, pending Appeal No.286 of 2010 before the first respondent. 3. Pending the writ petition, an interim direction was given by a learned Judge of this Court on 30.11.2010 that bids received in pursuance of the Sale Notice published on 17.10.2010 shall not be opened. The interim order was later extended from time to time and respondents 3 and 4, in their counter affidavit filed through the Deputy General Manager of the third respondent, stated that the Assets Sale Committee/the 4th respondent informed the members that the bids cannot be opened in view of the orders of the first respondent and the orders of this Court. 4. Sri K. Gopalakrishna Murthy, learned counsel for respondents 3 and 4 represented that the first respondent is seized of the appeal and it is for the first respondent to pass appropriate orders in this regard. The learned counsel further submitted that pending determination of the appeal by the first respondent, the bids will not be opened and no further action will be taken in pursuance of the auction. 5. In the light of the submissions of the learned counsel, nothing further remains to be adjudicated herein and it is for the first respondent to deal with the issues raised on merits, in accordance with law, in the appeal pending before it. 6. Therefore, subject to the above observations, the Writ Petition is closed with no costs. ___________________ G. BHAVANI PRASAD, J Date: 15th March, 2012 KL HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. BHAVANI PRASAD WRIT PETITION No.30062 of 2010 Date: 15th March, 2012 KL