IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 29476 of 1997 Between: D.L.Ravindra Reddy S/o.late D.L.Venkata Swamy Reddy, 47 years, M.L.A. Mydukuru Assembly Constituency Cuddapah Dist ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh rep.by the Chief Secretary Secretariat Buildings Saidabad, Hyderabad 2 The Principal Secretary Revenue Department Secretariat Buildings Hyderabad 3 A.P.Industrial Infrastructure Corporation rep.by the Chairman and Managing Director Hyderabad 4 Sri Nara Chandra Babu Naidu S/o. late Sri Karjuna Naidu Jubilee Hills Hyderabad 5 M/s L & T Info City Limited a joint venture company of L&T and APIIC 5-10-173 Fatheh Maidan Road Hyderabad 6 M/s Larsen & Toubro Limited 5-10-173 Fatheh Maidan Road Hyderabad .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent authorities in alienating 158 acres of land in favour of M/s Larsen & Toubro Limited without calling for any global tenders and without following the procedure established by law for a mere 11% of equity share in the total project contrary to the public interest and only to favour the Respondent No.4 and M/s Larsen & Toubro Limited as illegal and arbitrary and consequently declare the Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding as illegal and pass such other order. For the Petitioner: MR.K.ASHOK REDDY For the Respondent No.: MR.K.SRINIVASAMURTHY The Court Made the Following : ORAL ORDER (per the Hon’ble The Chief Justice) This petition was filed on 6.11.1997 as Public Interest Litigation to produce the agreement/Memorandum of Understanding entered into between A.P. Industrial Infrastructure Corporation and M/s Larsen and Toubro Limited in respect of development of HI-TECH city at Madapur and to declare the action of the respondents in alienating Ac. 158.00 of Government land in favour of M/s Larsen & Toubro Ltd without calling for any global tenders and without following the procedure established by law. As of today, as stated by the learned counsel for the respondents, the constructions of HI-TECH city are over, the properties have been developed and handed over. Respondents have contested the Writ Petition by filing elaborate affidavit justifying the action of the Government on number of counts. When the petition is called for hearing, no body appeared for the petitioner. It appears that, by passage of time, petitioner lost interest in prosecuting the case. More over, in such like matters, hardly, any interference is required, being matters of policy and of political nature. Therefore, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. ____________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, C.J. _________________ G. ROHINI, J. 25th day of June, 2004 kvsn To 1. The Chief Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat buildings, Hyderabad 2. The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat buildings, Hyderabad. 3. Chairman and Managing Director, A.P. Industrial Infrastructure Corporation, Hyderabad. 4. M/s. L & T Info City Limited, 5.10.173, Fatheh Maidan Road, Hyderabad.