IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 18467 of 2000 Between: Chunduru Venkatarao, S/o.Ramamurthy, Hindu Residing at Sivajinagar, Peda Waltair, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The District Collector, Visakhapatnam. 2. The Project Officer-In-Charge, Paderu, I.T.D.A., Visakhapatnam District. 3. The Sub Collector, Paderu, Visakhapatnam District. 4. The District Manager, A.P. State Housing Corporation, Visakhapatnam. 5. Kothavalasa Tiles Manufacturers Association, Kothavalasa, Reptd. by its Secretary,Residing at Kothavalasa, Vizianagaram District. .....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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction, particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 4 herein by not calling for public tenders in the State of Andhra Pradesh from the Manufacturers of Tiles by publishing the said notification in the News Papers but only favouring the 5th Respondent herein by giving tenders by private negotiations in Rc.No.34/99/11/99- 2000 dated:16.9.2000 as being illegal, unjust, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr. C. Upendra, Advocate for MR.E.V.BHAGIRATHA RAO Counsel for the Respondents Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent No.4: Mr. V. Ch. Naidu The Court made the following: ORDER: Sri C. Upendra, Advocate, representing Sri A.V. Bhagiradha Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the cause in the writ petition does not survive. Therefore, no further adjudication is necessary in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ____________ (G. ROHINI,J) Date: 03.12.2004 Ksn ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The District Collector, Visakhapatnam. 2. The Project Officer-In-Charge, Paderu, I.T.D.A., Visakhapatnam District. 3. The Sub Collector, Paderu, Visakhapatnam District. 4. The District Manager, A.P. State Housing Corporation, Visakhapatnam. 5. Secretary, Kothavalasa Tiles Manufacturers Association, Kothavalasa, Vizianagaram District. 6. Two C. Cs to G.P. for Social Welfare, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). . Two C.D. copies