IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JANUARY, TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT. THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4948 of 2003 Between: The Venkateswara Vaddera Co-operative Labour Contract Society Limited (No.Z-658), Pamidipadu, Narasaraopet Mandal, Guntur District, reptd., by its President-Kunchala Venkateswarlu and seven others. … Petitioners AND Government of Andhra Pradesh, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (G.2) Departmdnt, reptd., by its Principal Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad and three others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri V.Prasad for Sri O.Manohar Reddy. Counsel for the respondents: None appeared for the respondents. THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4948 of 2003 ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare G.O.Ms.No.581, Municipal Administration & Urban Development (G2) Department, dated 6-11-1996 insofar as it restricted the petitioners’ Societies in participating in the tenders as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioners also sought for a consequential direction to respondents 2 and 3 to consider the tenders of the petitioners for awarding the works covered by tender notice Nos. RK.381/2003-F1, dated 12-3-2003; Roc.No.380/2003/F1, dated 3-3-2003; and Roc.No.764/2003/F1, dated 13-3-2003 issued by respondents 2 and 3. Heard Sri V.Prasad, learned counsel, representing Sri O.Manohar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners. A perusal of the proceedings sheet shows that this Court while admitting the Writ Petition declined to grant any interim order. The impugned tender notices fixed 24-3-2003 and 25-3-2003 as the dates for opening the respective tenders. In the absence of an interim order of stay, the tenders would have been finalized. Therefore, in my considered view, the issue raised in this Writ Petition has become academic and the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for consideration. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed. However, liberty is given to the petitioners to raise the issues concerning G.O.Ms.No.581 dated 6-11-1996 as and when such a need arises. ----------------------------------------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Dt.30-1-2008 MNR