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 : 3172 of 2007 Between: 1 P. Nanda KishoreS/o. Vandanam Near Bus Stand, Jzangam, Warangal District. 2 Mohd. Naseeruddin S/o. Khasim Ali Subedari Near Moda Majid, Hanumakonda, Warangal District. 3 R. Arogya Swamy S/o. Thomas R/o. Nehru Nagar, MPP Office Backside, Narsampet, Warangal District. 4 K. Sammi Reddy S/o. Veeraiah R/o. H.No. 3-7-233, Reddy Colony, Rumaspally, Hanumakonda (M), Warangal District. 5 A. llaiah S/o. Rajaiah R/o. Satya Sai Nagar Petrol Pump, Timmapur Hamlet (V) Hanumakonda (M), Warangal District. 6 Mohd. Altaf Khan S/o. Khaja Khan R/o. H,.No. 1-124/2, Madikonda (V), Hanumakonda , Warangal District. 7 V. Deshwanth Reddy S/o. Tamasha Reddy R/o. H.No. 2-59, Kondaparthy (V), Hanumakonda , Warangal District. ..... PETITIONERS AND A.P. State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Rep. by its District Manager, K.Mruthuzavali, Warangal District. .....RESPONDENT Counsel for the Petitioners : Smt. Marie Desai Counsel for the Respondent : Sri N. Subba Reddy O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare tender notification dated 06.02.2007 and consequential order dated 20.01.2007 issued by the respondent as illegal. At the hearing, Smt. Marie Desai, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that her clients would be satisfied, if they are 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 the respondent opposed the request of the learned counsel for the petitioners, I am of the view that no prejudice will be caused to the respondent, if it considers the representation of the petitioners before entrusting the transport contract to third parties by following tender process. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. However, the petitioners are permitted to file their representations 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 petitioners by this Court on merits. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No. 4061 of 2007 is dismissed, interim order dated 19.02.2007 is vacated and W.V.M.P.No. 738 of 2007 is disposed of as infructuous. (C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) 19th March 2008 Note: Issue CC by 24.03.2008 ksld