THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO.16992 OF 2011 26th July, 2011 BETWEEN: MAKINA PURNACHANDRA RAO .. PETITIONER AND THE SENIOR MANAGER, (F&P) HPCL, SOUTH CENTRAL LPG ZONE, 6TH FLOOR, VARUN TOWERS, KASTURBAMARG, SIRIPURAM, VISAKHAPATNAM AND OTHERS .. RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO.16992 OF 2011 O R D E R : (PER THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU) The petitioner is present in person. In furtherance of an endeavour to prevent the respondents 1 and 2 from making allotment of work in favour of the respondent 3, he approached the District Legal Services Authority, Visakhapatnam through a Pre-Litigation Case No.638 of 2011, consequently notice to respondents 1 and 2 by the said authority. During the currency of Pre-Litigation Case he has invoked the jurisdiction of this court by medium of this Public Interest Litigation. Notwithstanding the fact that the authorities had responded to the complaint of the petitioner through a detailed reply dated 18.5.2011 stating therein that the tender process is being conducted by due adherence to the policy/ guidelines and the tender conditions, yet petitioner chose to engage the District Legal Services Authority as also this court on unfounded grounds emanating from mala fides. Dismissed with costs quantified at Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) which shall be deposited with the Registry within 10 days, failing which process for recovery of the costs shall be initiated in accordance with the procedure established by law. The amount so recovered shall be paid to the State Legal Services Authority. (VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR,J) (NISAR AHMAD KAKRU, CJ) 26th July, 2011. Nagesh babu THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION NO.16992 OF 2011 O R D E R : (PER THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU) 26th July, 2011.