HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.25755 of 2010 Date : 18-1-2011 Between : K.Ravindra Reddy s/o.K.Satyanarayana Reddy .. Petitioner And Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, Panchayat Raj Department, Secretariat buildings, Hyderabad and others .. Respondents Counsel for petitioner : Sri T.C.D. Sekhar Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 3 : Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj Counsel for respondent No.4 : Sri P.Venkata Rao The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not accepting the petitioner’s technical bid in pursuance of notification dated 29-8-2008 as illegal. The petitioner sought for a consequential direction to the respondents to forthwith evaluate the bid submitted by the petitioner. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj representing respondent Nos.1 to 3 and Sri P.Venkata Rao, learned counsel for respondent No.4 have submitted that during the pendency of this Writ Petition, the contract in question was awarded in favour of respondent No.4 on 18-10-2010 and that he has been executing the work. Though, prima facie, this Court is of the opinion that the Writ Petition itself suffers from laches, in view of the above subsequent event, the necessity of rejecting the case on the ground of laches is obviated. As the contract has already been awarded in favour of respondent No.4, the prayer in the Writ Petition cannot be granted. On this ground alone, the Writ Petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to avail his remedy in accordance with law if he feels aggrieved by the award of contract in favour of respondent No.4. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP No.32874/2010 is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________ C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy.,J Date : 18-1-2011 AM