IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No : 20241 of 2006 Between: Civil Supplies Corporation Second Stage, Transportation Beneficiaries Welfare Association, Rep.by President, Jillella Rambabu, Regd.No.62/2001, Vuuyurivari Meraka, H/o. Antervedipalem Sakhinetipally Mandal, East Godavari Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner for Civil Suppliers, Govt. of A.P, Somaji Guda, Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Collector and Ex-Officio, Executer Director, APSECC Hyd, East Godavari District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner : Smt. Marie Desai Counsel for Respondent No.2 : Sri N. Subba Reddy O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare tender notification dated 19.09.2006 issued by respondent No.2 as illegal. At the hearing, Smt. Marie Desai, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that her client would be satisfied, if it is permitted to make a representation to the Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Civil Supplies Corporation Limited and he is directed to dispose of the same before seeking to entrust the transportation contract, in pursuance of the impugned tender notification. Though Sri N. Subba Reddy, learned counsel for respondent No.2 opposed the request of the learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of the view that no prejudice will be caused to respondent No.2, if it considers the representation of the petitioner before entrusting the transport contract to third parties by following tender process. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. However, the petitioner is permitted to file its representation within a period of one week from today. The Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the respondent-Corporation is directed to dispose of the same within one week thereafter, before finalizing the tenders. This direction shall not be construed as accepting the case of the petitioner by this Court on merits. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No. 25581 of 2006 is dismissed and interim order dated 26.09.2006 is vacated. (C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 19th March 2008 Note: Issue CC by 24.03.2008 ksld