THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.14464 OF 2008 ORDER: The petitioner-association is a community of large number of contractors who are also the official contractors of respondents 2 to 8 and have been submitting tenders for any work pertaining to different departments. It is the case of the petitioner-association that the contractors were submitting their bids as per the tenders circulated by the departments and were following procedure laid down in G.O.Ms.No.20 dated 06.07.2004. However, now the respondents have adopted e-procurement system by which contractors are required to submit their respective bids through e-procurement system. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as most of the contractors belonging to the petitioner-association are not well educated in submitting bids through e-procurement, the procedure as contemplated under G.O.Ms.No.20 dated 06.07.2004 be continued. Counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondents 2 to 8 wherein it has been submitted that Government of Andhra Pradesh has issued G.O.Ms.No.89, MA & UD Department, dated 23.02.2010 wherein the following orders have been passed. “To adopt the e-procurement system in respect of works/material costs 1.00 lakh and above in tender of works in Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Hyderabad be followed.” Learned counsel submits that in pursuance of the said G.O. now all the contractors are required to submit the tenders under e-procurement system for works of Rs.1.00 lakh and above. After hearing the counsel for the parties, I find no illegality or arbitrariness in the procedure adopted by the respondents. The procedure of submitting tenders under e-procurement system is a rule for all the contractors who shall apply for works for value of Rs.1.00 lakh or above. In view of the above, I find no merit in the writ petition and the same is dismissed. No costs. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA,J 13.12.2010 lvl THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.14464 OF 2008 Dt. 13.12.2010