IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO :1029 of 2008 Between: Sri Kanakamahalakshmi Mahila Mandali, H.No.44-15-62/1, Srinviasa Nagar Road, Thatichetlapalem, Visakhapatnam, Rep. by its President Smt.K. Bhagyalakshmi ..... PETITIONER AND The Greater Visakha Municipal Corporation, Visakhapatnam Rep. by its Commissioner. .....RESPONDENT Counsel for the Petitioner: Smt.G.Jaya Reddy Counsel for the Respondent: Sri N. Ranga Reddy This Court made the following: ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, the main Writ Petition is taken up for final hearing with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. Heard Smt. G.Jaya Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Sri N.Ranga Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for respondent- Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (for short “the Corporation). Proceedings dated 7-12-2007, by which the contract in favour of the petitioner was cancelled, are assailed in this Writ Petition. On 29-1-2008 this Court after giving detailed reasons suspended the said proceedings. Learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation placed before me a copy of Intimation Order dated 12-2-2008 issued by the Commissioner of the Corporation, wherein it is mentioned as under: “With reference to the Interim Orders 3rd cited, Sri Kanakamahalakshmi Mahila Mandali is hereby directed to continue the sweeping and drain cleaning sanitation work under Subram in Ward No.32nd until the finalization of the Hon’ble High Court further orders or 31st March, 2008, whichever is earlier”. Since the impugned order of cancellation was not preceded by a notice and the contract period is coming to an end by 31-3-2008, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the Corporation to continue the petitioner with the contract upto 31-3-2008 as per the Intimation Order dated 12-2-2008. Thereafter, the Corporation shall be free to follow the prescribed procedure for awarding contract with effect from 1-4-2008. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J 26-2-2008 MNR