IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY THE TWELFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE: R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 4695 of 2004 Between: N.Janardhan Rao, S/O Narayana, Class-I Contractor, R/O Plot No.98, Mothinagar, Hyderabad. Petitioner AND The Executive Engineer, Postal Civil Division, Department of Posts, 3rd Floor, Endowment Building, Tilak Road, Hyderabad. Respondent Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an order in the nature of writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondent in not opening the tender of the petitioner submitted in pursuant to the Tender Notification published on 16-02-2004 along with the other tenders on 8-3- 2004 only on the technical ground that the two sealed covers were not kept in another sealed cover as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art.14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequentially to direct the respondents to open the tender submitted by the petitioner and to process the same along with other tenders for the purpose of the awarding the work of "construction of post office building and PMG Office Building at "B" Camp site Kurnool, A.P., SH: Building portion and services" The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support there of and upon hearing the arguments of M/s. S. Y. Santi Sree, Advocate for the Petitioner. THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER: “Post on 17-3-2004 in “Motion List.” Meanwhile Respondent not to finalise the tenders.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To, 1. The Executive Engineer, Postal Civil Division, Department of Posts, 3rd Floor, Endowment Building, Tilak Road, Hyderabad. 2. One spare copy. BV