THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.21285 OF 2010 Dated: 25.08.2010 Between: M/s. The Kadapa District Schedule Caste Sephayee Karmacharies Labour Contract Co-op. Society Limited, Kadapa, rep. by its President M. Ramalingaiah … petitioner And 1. The Andhra Pradesh Health & Medical Housing & Infrastructure Development Corporation (An enterprise of Govt. of A.P.), III Floor, DM & HS Office Campus, Sulthan Bazar, Hyderabad, rep. by its Managing Director and two others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.21285 OF 2010 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in imposing a condition of Rs.2 Crores turnover as the eligibility criteria to participate in the Tender No.7- 7/APHMHIDC/ 2010-11, dated 5.8.2010 for the sanitation work in big hospitals in Kadapa District is arbitrary and illegal. The only contention advanced by the petitioner is that the impugned condition is arbitrary and illegal and it is aimed only to eliminate the local firms like the petitioner which have been providing sanitation services for the past several years without any complaint from any corner. The learned counsel appearing for the Corporation at the outset submitted that the impugned tender notice has been issued pursuant to a new Government Policy vide G.O.Ms.No.99, HM & FW (M2) Department, dated 5.5.2010 which was already upheld by this Court in W.P.No.16437 of 2010, dated 26.7.2010. In W.P.No.16437 of 2010 the validity of tender notice dated 25.5.2010 issued by the 1st respondent Corporation was questioned by a registered society carrying on sanitation works contending inter alia that Clause 2.1.3 of the Bid document according to which the Bidder should have had a turnover of Rs.2 Crores in providing sanitation services, was arbitrary and illegal. Having considered in detail the policy under G.O.Ms.No.99, dated 5.5.2010 and taken note of the object sought to be achieved by the impugned condition, this Court held that the said condition fixing Rs.2 Crores turnover as eligibility criteria was not arbitrary or illegal. For the reasons stated therein, the contention in this writ petition cannot be accepted and the writ petition is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, following the order in W.P.No.16437 of 2010, dated 26.7.2010, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. ____________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 25.08.2010 gbs