IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 23067 of 2008 Between: Arikatla Venkateswarlu, S/o. Basavaiah, Special Class I Contractor, R/o. D.No. 37-1-4(14), Annavarappadu Colony, Ongole. ..... Petitioner AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief Engineer, Panchayat Raj, Swami Vivekananda Building, Yerramanjil Colony, Hyderabad. 3 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Circle, Z.P. Compound, Guntur. 4 The Commissioner of Tenders, BRKR Building, Lower Tank Bund, Hyderabad. .....Respondents 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 Nos.1 to 3 in not approving petitioner tender applications pertaining to Tender Nos. 224, 233, 236 and 237 of 2008-2009 dated 29-08-2008 of the CE, PR, Hyderabad, during the technical verification bid as illegal, perverse and nonest in law, arbitrary and untenable and consequently direct the respondents to approve the tenders of the petitioner pertaining to Tender Nos. 224, 233, 236 and 237 of 2008-2009 dated 29-08-2008j of the CE, PR, Hyderabad and not to call for any fresh tender relating to Tender No. 233 of 2008-2009, in the interest of justice and equity; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of SRI A. SUDHAKARA RAO , Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Govt. Pleader for Panchayat Raj for the respondents, the Court made the following: ORDER: Post on 29-10-2008 in motion list. The fourth respondent may proceed with the opening of price bids but the finalisation of the contract shall be deferred by ten (10) days. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Principal Secretary,State of Andhra Pradesh, Panchayat Raj, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief Engineer, Panchayat Raj, Swami Vivekananda Building, Yerramanjil Colony, Hyderabad. 3 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Circle, Z.P. Compound, Guntur. 4 The Commissioner of Tenders, BRKR Building, Lower Tank Bund, Hyderabad.( 1 to 4 by RPAD) 5. 2 CCs to the G.P. for Panchayat Raj, High court of A.P.Hyd.(O.UT) 6.One C.C.to Sri A. Sudhakara Rao, Advocate. (OPUC) 7. one spare copy. HIGH COURT LNR.J DATED 22-10-2008 POST ON 29-10-2008 IN MOTION LIST. ORDER W.P.NO. 23067 OF 2008 DIRECTION Bsr Dt. 23-10-2008 HIGH COURT LNR.J DATED 22-10-2008 POST ON 29-10-2008 IN MOTION LIST. ORDER W.P.NO. 23067 OF 2008 DIRECTION