IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 5921 of 1998 Between: 1 Labour Contract Co-operative Society, Pangal, Rep. by its president K. Sree Ramulu. Nalgonda District. 2 Maheswari Parameswari Waddera Labour Contract Co-operative Society Ltd., Narketpally, Rep. by its President, Nalgonda District. 3 Sri Venkateshwara Wadders Labour Contract Co-operative Society Ltd., Gattupal, Chendur Mandal, Nalgonda District. Rep. by its president K. Yadaiah. 4 Harijana Labour Contract Co-Operative Society, Gurija Village, Narayanapur Mandal, Nalgonda District. Rep. by its president B. Ettaiah. 5 Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Harijana Labour Contract Co-operative Society Ltd., Arjalabavi, Nalgonda District. Rep. by its president G. Kashaiah. 6 Sri Sai Suryachandra Wadders Labour Contract Co-operative Society Ltd., Sathyanarayana Puram Village, Kattangur Mandal, Nalgonda District. Rep. by its president K. Adinarayana. 7 Girijana Quarry stone Cutters Labour Contract Sahakara Sangham Ltd., Kothapeta, Hamlet Dilvaripur, Rep. by its president Chinia Nayak. 8 Maheswari Vigneswara Vaddera Labour Contract Co-Operative Society Ltd., Pangal, Nalgonda rep., by its Present S. Mahesh. 9 Sri Lakshmi Narsimha Swamy Labour Contract Co-Operative Sangham, Chikatam Mamidi, Munugodu Mandal, Nalgonda District. Rep. by its president G. Venkataiah. 10 Manjeela Seetharamulu, Contractor, Mukundapuram, Nidmanoor Mandal, Nalgonda District. 11 B. Biksham, Contractor, Thungapahad, Miryalaguda Mandal, Nalgonda District. 12 Sri Venkata Laxmi Wadeera Labour Contract So-opertive soceity, Thrumalagiri, Anumula Mandal, Nalgonda District. Rep. by its President G. Gurvaiah. 13 Nagarjuna Waddera Labour Contract Co-Operative Society, Mukundapuram, Nidmanoor Mandal, Nalgonda District. Rep. by its President S. Venkateshwarlu. 14 Kadirinenipalli Girijana Labour Contract Co-Operative Society Ltd., Kadirinenipalli, Marripadu Mandal, Nalgonda District. Rep. by its President Nallu Polaiah. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Engineer-in-Chief, R&B, Erramanzil, Hyderabad. 2 Executive Engineer, R&B Division, Visakhapatnam. 3 Executive Engineer, R&B Division, Tenali. 4 Executive Engineer, R&B Division, Khammam. 5 Executive Engineer, R&B Division, Miryalaguda. 6 Executive Engineer, R&B Division, Hyderabad. .....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 Writ, Order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents not registering the petitioners as bidders in order to participate in open public auction-cum-sealed method and consequently direct the respondents to register the petitioners as bidders in order to participate in open public auction-cum-sealed method in Tender Notice No. 9899/TA.3/T&P.3/98 dated 19-1-1998. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.KOONA REDDY ANJI REDDY (Not present) Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ROADS & BUILDINGS (Not present) The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed, seeking to declare the action of the respondents in not registering the petitioners as bidders in order to participate in open public auction- cum-sealed method, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently to direct the respondents to register the petitioners as bidders in order to participate in the auction. When the matter came up today for hearing, none appears for the petitioners as well as the respondents. It is not known whether in pursuance of the order of this Court, dated 05-03-1998 in W.P.M.P. No. 7211 of 1998, the case of the petitioners for issue of tender schedules to them to participate in the auction as per tender notification dated 19-11-1998, has been considered. Be that as it may, by lapse of time, the cause in this writ petition has become infructuous, for the petitioners were seeking permission to participate in the auction of sale of right to collect toll tax on the bridges mentioned in the tender notification during the periods from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-1999 and from 01-04-1998 to 31-03-2000. Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ______________ N.V. RAMANA, J Date: 04-03-2005 Svv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 Engineer-in-Chief, R&B, Erramanzil, Hyderabad. 2 Executive Engineer, R&B Division, Visakhapatnam. 3 Executive Engineer, R&B Division, Tenali. 4 Executive Engineer, R&B Division, Khammam. 5 Executive Engineer, R&B Division, Miryalaguda. 6 Executive Engineer, R&B Division, Hyderabad. 7 Two CCs. to the Government Pleader for Roads and Buildings, High Court Buildings, A.P., Hyderabad (OUT). 8 Two CD copies. Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KKG}