IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.10980 of 2008 Between: T. Ramu, S/o. Sankar Reddy, Distributory Committee, Low-level and High Level Canal, Thungabhadra Dam, R/o. Hollugunda, Allur Taluk, Kurnool District. .....Petitioner And 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, Department of Irrigation, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The Enginer-in-Chief, Irrigation, Erramanzil, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. 3. The Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Branch, Thungabhadra Board, T.B. Dam, Hospet, Karnataka State. 4. The Executive Engineer, L.L.C. Division, Bellary, Bellary District, Karnataka State. 5. The Executive Engineer, H.L.C. Division, Bellary, Bellary District, Karnataka State. .....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 an appropriate Writ order or direction more one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in calling for the tenders for the works to be carried out as per the Tender Notification dated 15-5-2008 issued by the 3rd respondent as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and against the interest of the ryots and ayacutdars at large, apart from violative of Article 19 (1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution of India. Counsel for the petitioner : None Counsel for the respondents : Government Pleader for Irrigation & Command Area Development. The Court made the following: ORDER: (per Anil R. Dave, C.J.) Learned Advocate appearing for the petitioner is absent. Learned Government Pleader for Irrigation has submitted that the grievance ventilated in the petition has been redressed because tender notification, which was issued for award of civil works, has been now cancelled. A copy of letter No.ENC(I)/DCE1/OTTBD/AEE/ W.P.No.10980/08, dated 13.6.2008 has been placed on record. In the circumstances, the petition does not survive and it is disposed of as having become infructuous. ANIL R. DAVE, C.J. 30th June, 2008 R.SUBHASH REDDY, J. ….REGISTRAR To 1. The Secretary, Irrigation Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Enginer-in-Chief, Irrigation, Erramanzil, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. 3. The Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Branch, Thungabhadra Board, T.B. Dam, Hospet, Karnataka State. 4. The Executive Engineer, L.L.C. Division, Bellary, Bellary District, Karnataka State. 5. The Executive Engineer, H.L.C. Division, Bellary, Bellary District, Karnataka State. 6. Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for Irrigation & CAD, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 7. Two C.D. copies. ARS