IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.7761 of 2009 Between: M/s. Tera Software Limited, Hyderabad & another. ..... Petitioner AND The Govt., of A.P., rep., by its Principal Secretary, Dept., of Transport, Hyderabad & others. .....Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri Ravicharan Telaprolu for Sri Venkata Rangadas Kanuri Counsel for respondents 1,3&4: GP for Transport Counsel for respondent No.2: Sri P. Rajesh Babu The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.7761 of 2009 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents in opening the price bid submitted by the petitioner for considering the allotment of Annual Maintenance Contract and Facility Management System for Andhra Pradesh Transport Department in pursuance of tender notice dated 28.02.2009, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, the learned counsel for the parties have not disputed that the tender filed by the petitioner is in relation to a maintenance contract, the duration of which is only one year and that by efflux of the said period, the cause in the Writ Petition rendered itself infructuous. In view of the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous with liberty to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedy, if cause of action arises in future. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP No.10174 of 2009 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also dismissed. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 22.06.2011 ES