IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.21594 of 2003 Between: Parisudhya Municipal Workers Welfare Society (Regd.NO.80/2000), rep.by President Sri Kumari Yesuratnam, S/o.Guravaiah, 36 years, R/o. D.No.20/1226, Municipal Quarters, Kotamitta, Nellore-1, Nellore Dist. …PETITIONER AND 1. The Commissioner, Nellore Municipality, Nellore, Nellore District. 2. The Municipal Health officer, Nellore Municipality, Nellore, Nellore District. …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 a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in issuing tender notice in proceedings in R.O.C.No.6147/03-F dated 27.09.2003 calling for tenders for introducing privatisation of cleanliness and lifting of garbage in 4th and 14th divisions within the jurisdiction of Nellore Municipality, Nellore as arbitrary, illegal and against the G.O.Ms.NO.30 MA, dated 18.01.2000 and set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.NARAYANA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: MR.SRINIVAS DAMMALAPATI, Standing Counsel for Municipalities. The Court made the following: ORDER: Though the interlocutory applications are listed, the matter is being disposed of by this order with the consent of learned counsel for both the parties. The Nellore Municipality issued a tender notice dated 27.09.2003 inviting tenders for giving the work of sanitation to private parties for a period of six months till 31.03.2004. The petitioner challenged the said notification on the ground that, as per the orders of the Government in G.O.Ms.No.30, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (S2) Department, dated 18.01.2000, 15% of the sanitation works have to be allotted to the society of sanitary workers without the tender process. Whatever be the merits of the case, in view of the fact that the period for which tenders were invited was expired on 31.03.2004, nothing survives in the Writ Petition. Therefore, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous giving liberty to the petitioner to challenge the subsequent tender notification. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 31st August 2004 RRB ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //True Copy// SECTION OFFICER Copy To: 1. The Commissioner, Nellore Municipality, Nellore, Nellore District. 2. The Municipal Health officer, Nellore Municipality, Nellore, Nellore District. 3. Two CD copies.