IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR : PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE : N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 5760 of 2004 Between: G. Raja Rao ..Petitioner AND The Divisional Railway Manager, South Central Railway, Vijayawada. ..Respondent Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith the High Court will be pleased to issue writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the respondent in not considering the tender of the petitioner pursuant to notification No. B/C/14/STD phones-ISC-PCO/ Local call/fax/internet boths/BZA/01 dated 30-8-2003 published in Vartha news paper as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent to consider the tender of the petitioner. The Petition coming on for orders as to admission upon perusing the petition and affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. O. Manohar Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the and of the Mr. T.S.V. Ramana-SC for Railways on behalf of respondent. The Court made the following ORDER: The learned standing counsel takes notice for the respondent and seeks time to get instructions. Post on 02-04-2004. In the meanwhile the tender process may go on but they shall not be finalised. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Divisional Railway Manager, South Central Railway, Vijayawada, Krishna Dist. 2. One spare copy. TKK HIGH COURT NVR.J DT.26-3-2004. ORDER W.P.No. 5760 of 2004 DIRECTION DRAFTED BY TKK DT.27-3-2004. HIGH COURT NVR.J DT.26-3-2004. Note :- Pos on 2-4-2004. ORDER W.P.No. 5760 of 2004 DIRECTION