IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.11690 of 2005 Dated: 25th July, 2006 Between: K.Ramana Reddy .. Petitioner and The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Irrigation & CAD, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad & others. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.11690 of 2005 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking mandamus declaring the short tender notification No.3/2005-2006dated 16.5.2005 issued by the fourth respondent inviting sealed tenders from the registered contractors for construction of works pertaining APER Projects and directing the registered contractors from the State of A.P. also to follow the minimum qualification criteria specified in the notification to qualify for the award of the contract without allowing them to submit their tenders as per the guidelines issued by the first respondent in G.O.Ms.No.94 I & CAD Department dated 20.12.2004 as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to permit the petitioner to submit his tender schedule as per the guidelines issued in the above G.Os. without insisting upon him to follow the qualification criteria mentioned in the notification dated 16.5.2005. The respondents filed counter affidavit stating that it is a fact that the Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Ongole, Prakasam district has issued a Short Tender Notification No.DB/D2/9/2005-2006 dated 10.5.2005 inviting tenders for execution of the Nagarjuna Sagar Project Canal Works as per G.O.Ms.No.94, I & CAD (P.W COD) Department dated 1.7.2003, but the said Tender Notice was subsequently cancelled through proceedings No.DB/D2/2/17- 13(T)/593-M dated 23.5.2005 and a fresh tender notice was issued by the Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Ongole in Tender Notice No.2/2005-2006 dated 25.5.2005 duly following the National Competitive Bidding procedure for executing the same works. In view of the above, no cause survives in this writ petition for adjudication. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 25.7.2006 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.11690 of 2005 25.7.2006