THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.14412 of 2009 Date:25.04.2011 Between: A.Venkata Rao ..... Petitioner AND The Joint Collector & Chairman, Visakhapatnam and others .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri M.Ram Mohan Counsel for Respondent No.1: Sri K.Durga Prasad Counsel for Respondent Nos.2 and 3: Government Pleader for Social Welfare Counsel for Respondent No.4: Sri Jayanti S.C.Sekhar The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “…to issue a writ, order, or direction more particularly a writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the proceedings of the 1st respondent in procgs. Rc/N.271-1/2009-10/Tenders dt.7.7.2009 in so far as accepting the tender of the 4th respondent as catering contractor for APSW Residential School/Jr.college, Kokkirapalli as least rate quoted by the eligible tenderers ignoring the rate quoted by the petitioner, which is lower than the price quoted by the 4th respondent, as arbitrary, illegal and consequently allot the contract to the petitioner by setting aside the above proceedings of the 1st respondent and pass such other order or orders…” On 21.04.2011, Sri K.Durga Prasad, the learned counsel for respondent No.1, stated that as tender was issued only for one year, which has expired, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. At the request of Sri M.Ram Mohan, learned counsel for the petitioner, the case was adjourned to enable him to obtain instructions in this regard. Today, at the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner agreed with the submission of the learned counsel for respondent No.1. Having regard to the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of as infructuous. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, interim order dated 20.07.2009 in W.P.M.P.No.18897 of 2009 is vacated and W.P.M.P.No.18897 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 25th April, 2011 GHN