IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY MONDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND TEN WRIT PETITION No.8623 of 2010 Between: M/s. Venkat Srirama Electricals, reptd., by Sri Maddi Venkat Ram Reddy. … Petitioner And: The Chief Engineer (Transmission), A.P.TRANSCO, Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad and another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri A.K.Jayaprakash Rao. Counsel for the respondents: Sri O.Manohar Reddy. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in seeking to reject the petitioner’s tender solely on the ground of nativity, as illegal and arbitrary. I have heard Sri A.K.Jayaprakash Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner; and Sri O.Manohar, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. The respondents have called for tenders for allotment of work pertaining to operation and maintenance of Sub-Stations in Nalgonda District. The grievance of the petitioner is that though the petitioner operates from Nalgonda District and its partners are natives of the said district, the respondents are not considering the tender of the petitioner under the category of native district. At the hearing, Sri O.Manohar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, submitted that the respondents are examining the tenders filed by each and every tenderer, including the petitioner; and that appropriate proceedings will be issued giving reasons for not considering their claim under category of native district, if such a decision is taken by the respondents. In my opinion, since, so far, the tenders have not been finalized, the Writ Petition is premature. In view of the submission of the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents that in the event of rejection of the petitioner’s tender, reasons therefor will be communicated to the petitioner, the Writ Petition is disposed of placing the above submission of the learned Standing Counsel on record. --------------------------------------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:19-4-2010 MNR