IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 31793 of 1997 Between: Sri Vani Offset Printer, Rep. by its Managing Partner Sri E. Subba Rao S/o Late Gopala Krishnaiah, R/o 6-3-452/A/4, Punjagutta, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND The Commissioner, Information & Public Relations Department, Government of A.P., Samachar Bhavan, A.C. Guards, Hyderabad. .....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 a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in giving the printing works without any define policy and changing the tender conditions to suit only few contractors to eliminate all other eligible and registered A-Class printers under Tender Notice No. 018582/Pub/C1/97, dated 13-11-1997 is arbitrary, malafide and violative of Article 14, 19 and 31 of Constitution of India and further direct the respondent to introduce a permanent working tender system to prevent formation of syndicate. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.M.V.DURGA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent : GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION The Court made the following : ORDER : Learned Counsel for petitioner submits that after filing of the present writ petition, the respondents have cancelled the impugned Tender Notice and so far as this matter is concerned, no cause of action survives and that this writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the above submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _______________ N.V.RAMANA, J Dt: 15-04-2005. ajr/tvk ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1) The Commissioner, Information & Public Relations Department, Government of A.P., Samachar Bhavan, A.C. Guards, Hyderabad. 2) Two C.Cs. to the GP for General Administration, High Court buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 3) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{SRAVAN}