IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 26003 of 1997 Between: Vijay Fire Protection Systems Ltd., Rep. by its Officer (Contracts) Mr. Kirti Hira Singh Syontri Chandivali Village, Off: Saki Vihar Road, Andheri (E) Mumbai-400 072. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Visakhpatnam Port Trust Rep. by its Chairman Visakhpatnam-530 035. 2 Cousulling Engineer Service (India) Ltd., 57, Nehru Place, New Delhi-110 019. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue an appropriate writ order or direction declaring the action of the first Respondent in not issuing tender schedules to the petitioner pursuant to the notice dt. 21-5-1997 calling for pre qualification bids for " Design manufacture, testing, supply, installation and commissioning of fire fighting system including pumps, minioors, pipelines etc. for the proposed LPG handling jetti at Visakhapatnam Outer Harbour" basing on the alleged evaluation report of the second Respondent as arbitrary, illegal, unjust unreasonable, violative of fundamental rights guranteed under Art. 14, and 19(1) (g) of the Constitution of India violative of the principles of natural justice and issue a consequential direction to the respondent not to rely on the said alleged report of the second Respondent and further direct the first Respondent to issue tender schedules to the petitioner and consider the case of the petitioner for allotment of the above said work and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.SRINIVAS REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.K.SRINIVASA MURTHY The Court made the following : Form-NIC-OGS/WP{SRAVAN} THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO.26003 OF 1997 ORDER: The subject matter of the writ petition relates to the invitation of pre qualified bids from the contractors vide tender Notice dated 21-5- 1997 and as the period of tender notice itself is over, the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J Date: 23-07-2008. Shr ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 Visakhpatnam Port Trust Rep. by its Chairman Visakhpatnam-530 035. 2 Cousulling Engineer Service (India) Ltd., 57, Nehru Place, New Delhi-110 019. 3.2CCs to 4.2CD copies