IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 22111 of 1998 Between: B.Shankaraiah, s/o Rajamallu Aged about 28 years, Occ:Contractor, Resident of Peddampet Village, Chandalapur (PO) Kamanpur Mandal, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Chief Purchase Officer, Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Kothagudem, Khammam District. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction, more in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent to open the tender enquiry of the Tenderers who submitted quotations by 14.07.1998 as per the tender Notification dated 2.6.1998 for award of the contract of sand transport from Godavari to GDK-7 LEP, by holding the action of the respondent in asking the petitioner to send another quotation by impugned letter No.PD/VI/ST/Eng.91/98/5442, dated 20.07.1998 without any valid reason or justification as illegal, mala fide unjust and opposed to all principles of equity, justice and fair-play. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.CH.JAGANNADHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent: MR.K.SRINIVASAMURTHY The Court made the following: ORDER: It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the subject matter of this Writ Petition has become infructuous. Recording the above submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ____________ 22-03-2005 kvrm To 1. The Chief Purchase Officer, Singareni Collieries Company Limited, Kothagudem, Khammam District. 2. 2 CD copies.