IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 26571 of 2001 BETWEEN: Yenduri Venkateswara Rao, S/o. Late Ramaiah, R/o. Paloncha, Khammam District. ... PETITIONER AND 1 Superintending Engineer, Public Health, Warangal, Warangal District. 2 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary Energy Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. R2 is implead as per Court Offer in W.P.M.P.No.1953/2002 dt. 4.2.2002 ...RESPONDENTS 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 issue a Writ, Order or direction more in the nature of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not restricting the Tender Notice Chit No.SE/PH/WGL/CTN/31/2001-2002/1805, dt. 6.12.2001 for maintenance of Kothagudem Water Supply Scheme with Kinnerasani Reservoir as source by engaging pump operators, electricians, filters and helpers for a period of 9 months without restricting them to A-Grade Licence holders with A.P. Electrical licensing Board as per Rule 45 of the Indian Electricity Supply rules, 1956 and inviting the tenders from all the contractors and firms having similar nature of experience in operation and maintenance of water supply scheme as highly arbitrary, illegal and also contrary to Rule 45 of the Indian Electricity Supply Rules, and also the letter issued by the Deputy Chief Electricity Inspector to Government, dt. 5.11.2001 and consequentially to direct the respondent to confer only the tenders in favour of the A-Grade Licence holders with A.P. Electrical Licensing Board of A.P. and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.V.RAMANA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV. The Court made the following: ORDER: Petitioner questions the tender notification dated 06.12.2001 issued for maintenance of Kothagudem water supply scheme with Kinnerasani Reservoir, for a period of nine months alone. As the said nine months period is already over, the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous and nothing survives in the writ petition for adjudication. The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 10, 2008 DSK