IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 31339 of 1997 Between: 1 R.B.R.Krishna, S/o. Pushpanadham, R/o. D.No. 26/153, Buttaipet, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 2 G.Subba Rao, S/o. G.Veera Venkata Rao, R/o. Edapulli, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 3 K.Rama Krishna Raju, S/o. Appala Raju, Besides Delux Lodge, Near Bus Stand, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 4 A.Pandu Ranga rao, S/o. Koteswara Rao, Balarampet, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 5 L.V.Ramana Murthy, S/o. Purnachandra Rao, R/o. Buttaipet, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 6 R.Pushpandham, S/o. Seshaiah, R/o. D.No. 26/153, Buttaipet, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. ....PETITIONERS AND 1 The Superintendent of Engineer, Roads and Buildings Circle, Eluru, West Godavari District. 2 The Superintendent of Engineer, Panchayat raj Circle, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 3 The Superintendent of Engineer, Public Health Special Circle, Guntur. 4 The Executive Engineer, Agriculture, Marketing Committees, Vijayawada, Krishna District. ..RESPONDENTS 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 a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, declaring the question of the respondents in not issuing the tender schedules of the works contracts to the petitioners herein as illegal, arbitrary and unreasonable and for a consequential direction to the respondents to issue tender schedules to the petitioners and to receive the sealed tenders from the petitioners without insisting them to produce the Commercial Tax Clearance Certificate; Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.SOMASEKHAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ROADS & BUILDINGS The Court made the following : ORDER This Writ petition is filed questioning the respondents in not issuing the tender schedules of the works contracts to the petitioners. This Court in W.P.M.P.No.36741 of 1997, dated 26-11-1997, granted interim stay to the effect that the respondents shall not insist for production of tax clearance certificate for issuance of tender schedules. Learned counsel for the petitioner called absent. The learned Government Pleader for Roads & Buildings appearing on behalf of the respondents submits that the cause in this Writ Petition does not survive and it has become infructuous. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. -------------- 31-03-2005 Hsd Asst. Registrar To 1 The Superintendent of Engineer, Roads and Buildings Circle, Eluru, West Godavari District. 2 The Superintendent of Engineer, Panchayat raj Circle, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 3 The Superintendent of Engineer, Public Health Special Circle, Guntur. 4 The Executive Engineer, Agriculture, Marketing Committees, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 5 2 C.Cs to G.P. for Roads and Buildings, High Court buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 6 2 CD copies.