HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI W.P.No.13906 of 1998 01-06-2010 Between: National Project Construction Corporation, New Delhi. ………Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Prl. Secretary to Govt., Irrigation and Command Area Development Department, Hyderabad and 4 others. ………Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI W.P.No.13906 of 1998 ORDER: The petitioner was awarded a contract for the construction of Acqueduct-cum-Road Bridge at D.Gannavaram village, East Godavari District, across the river Vainateyam. It was terminated subsequently and the termination is under challenge in this writ petition. 2. This Court initially by orders dated 15-05-1998 as an interim measure directed the respondents not to entrust the work to any private agencies. Subsequently by orders dated 27-08-1998, the said interim order was modified and the respondents were given liberty to allot the balance of work to the contractors or any other agencies by notifying tenders. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner Sri Abhinandkumar Shavili, today, represented that in pursuance of the orders dated 27-08-1998, the work was entrusted to third parties and eventually, the 3rd parties completed the construction. In the circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner represented that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication and the writ petition as such has become infructuous. However, the learned counsel submits that the petitioner suffered loss on account of the termination of contract and seeks liberty to proceed against the concerned department for damages. 4. In the circumstances, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. The petitioner is at liberty to work out its legal remedies, if available under law, for damages. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ 1st June 2010 kvr