THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.5371 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner is a welfare society of retired sanitation and badili workers. The sanitation work in the Municipalities and Municipal Corporations is being undertaken almost by outsourcing. The Government issued orders from time to time, prescribing the modalities of allotment of work. G.O.Ms.No.581, dated 06.11.1996, directed that the sanitation work be entrusted to the societies formed by public health workers/their children badili workers. The agencies are required to be selected by inviting tenders. Four years thereafter, the Government issued G.O.Ms.No.30, dated 18.01.2000, reiterating almost the same system. In the year 2002, a provision was made for entrustment sanitation work to the extent of 50% in favour of self-help groups of women. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondent is neither calling for tenders nor entrusting the work to the welfare societies of sanitation workers. The respondent filed a counter-affidavit stating inter alia that the procedure prescribed under G.O.Ms.No.581, dated 06.11.1996, and G.O.Ms.No.30, dated 18.01.2000, is being followed. The counter- affidavit is, however, silent as to the particulars relating to the issuance of tender notices etc. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent. The purport of various Government Orders issued from time to time is that the work must be entrusted to the societies by inviting tenders. It appears that for the past few months, the work is being entrusted on nomination basis. Though such a course may have been permissible for entrustment of the work to the self-help groups of women, at least 50% of the work must be entrusted to the societies of sanitation workers by inviting tenders. Therefore, the writ petition is allowed and the respondent is directed to follow the procedure prescribed under G.O.Ms.No.581, dated 06.11.1996, for entrustment of sanitation work to the extent of at least 50% in favour of societies formed by public health employees and badili workers, within a period of three months from today. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt: 23.03.2011. Note: Issue cc in two weeks. (B/o) kdl