IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 33657 of 1997 Between: 1 The Ayyaluru Vadde Labour Contract Coop. Society Ltd., Rep. President-V.Madduleti, Q.No. 428, Aaluru, Nandyal Mandal, Kurnool. 2 The Gundlakunta Labour Contract Coop. Society Ltd., Rep. President- V.Papaiah. R.No. 591, Gunlakunta, Peddamudiyam Post, Kadapa. 3 The Dharmasa Labour Contract Coop. Society Ltd., Rep. President- V.Munaiah, Gunlakunta, Peddamudiyam Post, Kadapa. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Dept., (Rural Water scheme) Chittoor. 2 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Dept., (Rural Water Scheme), Kurnool. 3 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Dept., Guntur. 4 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Dept., Erramanzil Colony, Hyderabad. 5 The Superintending Engineer, R & B Hyderabad, H.Q.Colony, Khairtabad, Hyderabad. 6 The Superintending Engineer, R & B Rural Circle, Balkampet, Sanjeevareddy Nagar, Hyderabad. (Dismissed for default as per court order dt. 7-9-2000 as against RR 3 & 6) 7 The Superintending Engineer., Irrigation Dept., Galeru Nagari, Sujala Sravanthi Circle, Kadapa. 8 The Superintending Engineer, R & B National Highways, Nellore. 9 The Superintending Engineer, (R & B), National Highways, Kurnool. .....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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in insisting for payment of earnest Money Deposit, Sales Tax Clearance Certificate, experience certificate for issue of tender schedules, or allotment works with in the Jurisdiction of the respondents is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art.14 of the Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.D.KODANDARAMI REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ The Court made the following: ORDER: The present writ petition is filed to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the respondents in insisting the petitioner for payment of Earnest Money Deposit to the works, and production of Tax Clearance Certificate and Experience Certificate for issuance of tender schedules for the notified works is illegal and arbitrary. This Court, while admitting the writ petition, on 19.12.1997, granted interim direction not to insist the petitioner for payment of the Earnest Money Deposit, and production of Tax Clearance Certificate and Experience Certificate for issuance of tenders for the works notified. Today, when the case is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner called absent. Learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj appearing for the respondents submits that in view of the interim direction granted by this Court earlier, no further orders are required to be passed in the writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. _________ 06.04.2005 dr/tvk To 1 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Dept., (Rural Water scheme) Chittoor. 2 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Dept., (Rural Water Scheme), Kurnool. 3 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Dept., Guntur. 4 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Dept., Erramanzil Colony, Hyderabad. 5 The Superintending Engineer, R & B Hyderabad, H.Q.Colony, Khairtabad, Hyderabad. 6 The Superintending Engineer, R & B Rural Circle, Balkampet, Sanjeevareddy Nagar, Hyderabad. (Dismissed for default as per court order dt. 7-9-2000 as against RR 3 & 6) 7 The Superintending Engineer., Irrigation Dept., Galeru Nagari, Sujala Sravanthi Circle, Kadapa. 8 The Superintending Engineer, R & B National Highways, Nellore. 9 The Superintending Engineer, (R & B), National Highways, Kurnool. 10 2 CCs to Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj, High Court Buildings, Hyderaband. (OUT) 11 2 CD copies