IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 24548 of 1999 Between: 1.Vaddere Labour Contract Cooperative Society, Bacheerag Madaram, Suryapet-Mandal, Nalgonda Dist, Rep.by its President (Mr.B.Venkateswar Rao,S/o.Venkataswamy, Aged about 50 years, R/o.Suryapet, Nalgonda District. 2 Vaddere Labour Contract Cooperative Society, Cherukupally rep.by its President Mr.K.Maisaiah, S/o.Chendraiah, aged about 53 years, 3. Gandhi Labour Contract Cooperative Society, Singireddypalle rep.by its President Mr.Rama Krishna,S/o.Krishnaswamy, Aged about 40 years, R/o.Suryapet, Nalgonda District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Govt.of A.P Rep.by its Secretary, R&B Dept. Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief Engineer, R&B Dept, Erram Manzil, Hyderabad. 3 The Superintending Engineer R&B Circle, Nalgonda, Nalgonda Dist. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondent in calling for tenders for execution of the works of similar nature of minor works by enhancing of the works and accordingly calling tenders only from Class-II and Class-III Contractors and thereby dis-entitling Labour Contract Cooperative Societies and other agencies in participating and executing the words is arbitrary, unjust and accordingly set aside the Tender Notification No.TS/99-2000/5/715, dt.8-11-99 and consequently direct the respondents to call for tenders for execution of the works stated in the impugned notification dt.8-11-99, independently without clubbing the works into a single work and thereby allow the Labour Contract Cooperative Societies and other agencies in participating the tender and execution of the works of the respondent department. For the Petitioners: MR.K.MURALIDHAR REDDY, Advocate. For the Respondents: GP FOR ROADS & BUILDINGS The Court made the following : ORDER Pursuant to the judgment of this court dt. 10-3-98 in WP No.12975/96 and batch, reported in SRI JANAKIRAMA VADDARA LABOUR CONTRACT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY V. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (1998(3) ALT 808 DB), the Government issued G.O.Ms.No.52 Transport, Roads & Buildings (B.I-1) dt. 18-3-2000 granting certain concessions to the Labour Contract Co-operative Societies of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes with regard to deposit of EMD amount at the time of filing tenders. In view of the same, no cause survives for adjudication. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ________________ 07-07-2004 cs/kmr To 1.The Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, R & B Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2.The Chief Engineer, R. & B. Department, Erramanzil, Hyderabad. 3.The Superintending Engineer, R & B Circle, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 4.CCs to the Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (O.U.T.). 5.2CD copies.