THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.6224 OF 2006 DATED: 31-03-2006 BETWEEN The Vaddera Co-operative Labour Contract Society Limited (Registered No.Z.649) rep. by its President, Sivarathri Srinivasarao, S/o. S. Subbarao, R/o.D.No.10-4-52, Vaddera Bazaar, Narasaraopet, Guntur District and another. …PETITIONERS AND Narasaraopet Municipality, Re. By its Commissioner, Narasaraopet, Guntur District. …RESPONDENT ORDER: Petitioners seek a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent in not giving tender schedule to the petitioner-society at free of cost and exemption of EMD in all tenders including works mentioned in the tender notice issued by the first respondent in ROC.No.531/2006/F1 dated 21.03.2006 as illegal and arbitrary. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners – societies have been registered under the Societies Registration Act and have been formed by the persons belonging to SC/ST and Vaddera Community, who are residing within the Narasaraopet municipality and they are entitled to avail the benefit of the orders of the Government in G.O.Ms.No.581 M.A. dated 06.11.1996 for getting sanitation work. He further submits that the societies are exempted from payment of EMD and they are entitled for tender schedules at free of cost subject to fulfillment of conditions of G.O.Ms.No.52 Transport, Roads & Buildings [B.I-1] Department dated 18.03.2000. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to furnish the tender schedules to the petitioners-societies at free of cost, exempting the EMD, if they fulfill the required terms and conditions of G.O.Ms.No.52 dated 18.03.2000. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J March 31, 2006 Note: Furnish C.C. of the order by 03.04.2006 (B/o) DSK