THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.1625 OF 2010 Dated 10th March, 2010 Between: Sri Vaishnavi Contractors …Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh And three others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri C.V.R.Rudra Prasad Counsel for the respondents: G.P. for Industries and Commerce The Court made the following ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “It is therefore prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring inaction of the respondents in not refunding the amount paid by the petitioner pursuant to the representations dated 29.12.2009 and 06.01.2010 in respect of Reach No.7 at Mulumudi Village, Nellore Rural Mandal, SPSR Nellore District despite repeated requests as arbitrary, illegal, colourable exercise of power, failure to exercise power, discriminatory, violative of principles of natural justice, against the procedure contemplated under the A.P. Minor, Mineral Concession Rules, 1966, violative of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed under Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to refund the EMD, 25% of the bid amount and the income tax amount along with interest accrued thereon and pass such other order or orders.” At the hearing, Sri C.V.R.Rudra Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that as an order purportedly forfeiting petitioner’s EMD allegedly with an antedate was passed, the petitioner is seeking to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file a fresh writ petition challenging forfeiture of EMD. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty in terms of the prayer made. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition as withdrawn, WPMP Nos.2159 and 4704 of 2010 are disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 10th March, 2010 vrn