IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 78 of 1996 Between: The Contractors Welfare Association (Regd.)., V.T.P.S. Ibrahimpatnam, rep. by its President- A. Eswara Rao S/o. Basaveswara Rao, A.P.S.E.B. B. Colony, Ibrahimpatnam, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Chairman, APSEB Vidyut Soudha, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 2 Chief Engineer, Operation & Maintainance, Vijayawada Thermal Power Station, Ibrahimpatnam Krishna District. 3 Superintendent Engineer, Operation & Maintainance, V.T.P.S. Ibrahimpatnam, Krishna District. ..RESPONDENT(S) 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 pass an appropriate Writ, Order or direction, particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent in issuing Tender Notice No.2/1996-97/CE/O&M/VTPS/EM & MRT/STAGE.I/F.22, D.No. 118/95, dated 19- 12-1995 calling for sealed tenders for Special Maintenance Works in MRT & Computer Sub-Divisions as illegal, improper, arbitrary and contrary to G.O.Ms.No. 521, dated 10-12-1984 and further direct the respondents to implement G.O.Ms.No. 521, dated 10-12-1984 by accepting tenders from registered contractors Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.MADHUSUDANA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: Mrs. K.Sesharajyam, (SC FOR A.P.S.E.B.) The Court made the following : O R D E R: The tender notice dated 19-12-1995 is questioned in this writ petition. The period of the work was only from 01-04-1996 to 31-03-1997. Since the work itself has been completed long back, nothing survives for adjudication on merits. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as in fructuous. No costs. ------------------ 21st July 2004 BCS/Md.AA // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Chairman, APSEB Vidyut Soudha, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. 2 Chief Engineer, Operation & Maintainance, Vijayawada Thermal Power Station, Ibrahimpatnam Krishna District. 3 Superintendent Engineer, Operation & Maintainance, V.T.P.S. Ibrahimpatnam, Krishna District. 4. 2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KRD}