IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 3168 of 1999 Between: M/s. Venkateswara And Co., Special Class Contractor(Civil) rep. by its Managing Partner Mr. G.S.R.Prasad, S/o. Narsimha rao, aged 39 years; H.No. 7-5-112, Penduranga puram, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND The Superintending Engineer R&B NH circle, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENT 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 writ or direction preferably writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in adding the condition of experience in blasting operations in hard rock to a tune of 22000 cubic metres in any one year in the preceding 5 years "in clause- 17" of the impugned notification (chit tender notice) no. 12/98-99 dt. 5-1-99 which was not included in the Ist call tender notice dt. 14-8-98 and non-issue of tender schedules to the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.KOWTURU VINAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR ROADS & BUILDINGS The Court made the following: ORDER: It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. ___________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 30.06.2005 DR To 1. The Superintending Engineer R&B NH circle, Visakhapatnam. 2. 2 CCs to Government Pleader for Roads and Buildings, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 3. 2 CD copies