HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No. 16147 OF 2008 DATED 8TH SEPTEMBER, 2010. BETWEEN. M/s.United Footwear & Commercial Industries, Rep. By its Prop. Mohammed Yaseen, Hyderabad …Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By its Principal Secretary, Home Department Secretariat, Hyderabad and ors. ….Respondents. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No. 16147 OF 2008 ORDER: This Writ Petition is ﬁled seeking a Mandamus to declare action of the respondents, in not considering tender form of the petitioner on the ground that petitioner-ﬁrm had ﬁled Writ Petition No. 3694 of 2007 before this Court, as illegal and violative of Articles 14 and 19(I)(G) of the Constitution of India, and consequently to direct respondents 1,3, and 4 to consider the tender submitted by petitioner-ﬁrm for supply of goods as required by respondents under notiﬁcation No. 41/CLO-1/2008 dated 13.6.2008 and grant contract for supply of the said goods if the bid of the petitioner ﬁrm is found comparative without reference to the pendency of the said Writ Petition. It appears petitioner ﬁrm had earlier ﬁled Writ Petition No. 3694 of 2007, stating that respondent department had purchased steel items at a higher rate than the rates quoted by the petitioner and as available in the open market. That being so, another notiﬁcation dated 13.6.2008 was issued inviting tenders for supply of goods as required, by the respondents. Though petitioner submitted tender form pursuant to the said notiﬁcation, respondents have not considered its tender form on the ground that petitioner ﬁrm ﬁled Writ Petition No. 3694 of 2007 on an earlier occasion. Hence this Writ Petition. Admittedly, the period of supply in the said notiﬁcation dated 13.6.2008 was only for a period of one year and the same is already over and therefore, nothing survives in the Writ Petition for further adjudication. However, the learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the respondents have to consider the case of the petitioner to participate in the future tender notiﬁcastions if any issued and the respondents cannot deny the allotment of tenders on the basis of pendency of the aforesaid Writ Petition before this court. Under these circumstances, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing respondents not to reject case of the petitioner for participation in the tender process, as and when fresh notiﬁcations are issued, on the ground that Writ Petition No.3684 of 2007 ﬁled by the petitioner is pending before this Court. Further, if the petitioner produces evidence to show that it is a SSI unit, the respondents are directed to consider the same. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ----------------------------------- JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 8T H SEPTEMBER, 2010. Msnr.