IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 3574 of 1998 Between: 1 M/s Sree Balaji Girijana Labour Contract Co-op society Ltd. Rep. by President A.Jawaharlal, Jaggannapet, Mulugu Mandal, Warangal District. 2 M/s Girija Labour Contract Co-op Society Limited, Rep. by President Maloth Motilal, Rama Theertham Thanda, Nallabelly Mandal, Warangal District. 3 Kranthi Harijana Labour Contract Co-op. Society Limited, Rep, by President, P.Srinivas, Pothurajpally, Geesugonda Mandal, Warangal District. 4 Kranthi Sc Labour Contract Co-op. Society Limited, Rep by President, M.Rajamouli, Bhramaram, Perkal Mandal, Warangal District. 5 Harijana Labour Contract Co-op. Society, Rep by President, J DAvid, Tharrigoppula Village, Narmette Mandal, Warangal District. 6 Harijana Labour Contract Co-op. Society, Rep by President, E.Sudharsham, Chinna Pendiala, Warangal District. 7 Kokavaripalem Waddera Co-op Labour Contract Society Ltd., Rep. by President, Pallapu Ankaiah, Kokavaripalem, Vinjamoor Mandal, Nellore District. 8 Pallapu Naraiah, S/o Peddamalay Kondaiah, Kokavaripalem, Vin jamoor Mandal, Nellore. 9 M/s Venu Engineering Consruction Company, Rep by Managing Partner, G.N Reddy, Hanmakonda, Warangal District. 10 M/s Sri ramu Engineering Consruction Company, Rep. by Managing Partner, G.N Reddy, Hanmakonda, Warangal District. 11 Sri D.Raju, S/o Mallaiah, Sri Ram Sagar Project, Balkonda Mandal, Nizamabad District. 12 Sri A.Raju, S/o Aligiswarlu, Sri Ram Sagar Project, Balkonda Mandal, Nizamabad District. 13 Sri Raju, S/o Naraswamy, Sri Ram Sagar Project, Balkonda Mandal, Nizamabad District. ... PETITIONERS AND 1 Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Warangal. 2 Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Nizamabad. 3 Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Nirmal, Adilabad. 4 Superintending Engineer, GVC -I Circle, Sreeram Sagar Project. 5 Superintending Engineer GVC -IV Circle, L.M.D Colony, Karimnagar District. 6 Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Red Hills, Hyderabad. 7 Superintending Engineer, Sreeram Sagar Project, Huzurabad. 8 Superintending Engineer, Sreeram Sagar Project, Hanmakonda, Warangal. 9 Superintending Engineer, R & B Circle, Warangal. 10 Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Circle, Khammam. 11 Superintending Engineer, Public health Circle, Warangal. 12 Executive Engineer, R & B Division, Nizamabad. 13 Executive Engineer, R & B Division, Warangal, 14 Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Circle, Medak. 15 Executive Engineer, Irrigation Division, Warangal. 16 Executive Engineer, R & B ,N.H Division, Perkit (Armur ), Nizamabad District. ...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 or order one in the Nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in insisting the petitioner societies for payment of Earnest Money Deposit, Commercial Tax clearance certificate or imposing any condition or experience in connection with all tender notices issued on or after 1-1-98 arbitrary, illegal, and unreasonable and consequently direct the Respondents not to insist payment of Earnest Money Deposit upto any value of the work , commercial tax clearance certificate and Experience certificate from the petitioners at the time of allotment of works in all tender notices issued on or after 1-1-98 and issue schedules to the petitioners in all tender notices issued on or after 1-1-98 by following GO.Ms 178 , dt 27-9-97 irrespective of any condition like all type of work experience in whichever they register. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.KOONA REDDY ANJI REDDY (not present) Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ROADS & BUILDINGS The Court made the following: ORDER: None appears for the petitioners, no representation either. 2. It is represented by the learned Government Pleader that the cause in the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the above submission made by the learned Government Pleader, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J February 21, 2005 MRR Copy to: 1 Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Warangal. 2 Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Nizamabad. 3 Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Nirmal, Adilabad. 4 Superintending Engineer, GVC -I Circle, Sreeram Sagar Project. 5 Superintending Engineer GVC -IV Circle, L.M.D Colony, Karimnagar District. 6 Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Red Hills, Hyderabad. 7 Superintending Engineer, Sreeram Sagar Project, Huzurabad. 8 Superintending Engineer, Sreeram Sagar Project, Hanmakonda, Warangal. 9 Superintending Engineer, R & B Circle, Warangal. 10 Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Circle, Khammam. 11 Superintending Engineer, Public health Circle, Warangal. 12 Executive Engineer, R & B Division, Nizamabad. 13 Executive Engineer, R & B Division, Warangal, 14 Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Circle, Medak. 15 Executive Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Warangal. 16 Executive Engineer, R & B ,N.H Division, Perkit (Armur ), Nizamabad District. 17 Two C.D. Copies.