IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.23572 of 2002 Between: Bahujana S.C. S.T. Badili Parishudya Panivarala Seva Samskhema Sangham, Ongole, rep. by its President R. Anjaneyulu, Ongole, Prakasam Dist., ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Govt. of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner and Director, Municipal Administration, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. 3 The Municipal Commissioner, Ongole Municipality, Ongole, Prakasam Dist., ....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in not issuing tender schedules to the petitioner society pursuant to the Tender Notice issued by the 3rd respondent in Rc.No.13043/2002-F2 dt.21.11.2002 by insisting the petitioner society to pay Earnest Money Deposit to the above said work as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to G.O.Rt.NO. 581 MA dt. 6.11.1996 and G.O.RT.NO. 269 MA dt.7.4.1998 issued by the 1st respondent and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to issue tender schedules to the petitioner society pursuant to the tender notice issued in Rc.No.13043./2002-F2 dt. 21.11.2002 without insisting that the petitioner should deposit E.M.D. for submitting tender schedules and receive the sealed tenders from the petitioner society and consider the tenders on merits. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.SUBBA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV. Counsel for Respondent No.3: Sri D. Srinivas The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and it has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _______________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 01.07.2005 Nsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Govt. of A.P., Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner and Director, Municipal Administration, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. 3 The Municipal Commissioner, Ongole Municipality, Ongole, Prakasam Dist., 4 Two CCs to GP for Municipal Administration and Urban Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 2 CD copies