IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1290 of 2009 Between: 1 N. Vidya Sagar S/o. N. Ganapathi R/o. H.No. 53-6-3/28, Rajendra Nagar, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 2 K. Mohan Rao S/o. Late Satyanarayana R/o. H.No. 13-20-1, Subba Raju Peta, Nidadavole, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd. Rep. by its Chairman & Managing Director Corporate Office: Visakhapatnam. 2 The Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd. Rep. by its Chief General Manager, (O & CS) Corporate Office: Visakhapatnam. 3 The Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd. Rep. by its Superintending Engineer, Operation Ullithota, Godavari Den, Rajahmundry, E.G. District. 4 The Eastern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd. Rep. by its Superintending Engineer, Operation, Eluru, W.G. 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 will be pleased to issue a Writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ Order, or direction by calling for the records relating to the proceedings of the 3rd respondent bearing Lr.No.SE/O/RJY/ADE(P)/OTN No.10/08-09 (Extn.)/D.No.2533/08, dated 23-12-2008, and set aside the same by declaring it as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to allot 15% of Works to the S.C. and S.T. Contractors, as per B.P.Ms.No.119, dated 01-02-1979 and B.P.(Opn.) Ms.No.460, dated 28- 11-1994, in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.A.PRAKASH REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: O.MANOHAR REDDY(SC FOR APEPDCL) The Court made the following : ORDER: The challenge made in this writ petition is to the tender notice issued by the third respondent vide Lr.No.SE/O/RJY/ADE(P)/OTN No.10/08-09 (Extn.)/D.No.2533/08, dated 23.12.2008. When the writ petition came up for admission, Sri O.Manohar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel of Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited received notice on behalf of respondents 1 to 4. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents submits that the very notification, which is challenged in this writ petition has been cancelled and therefore, nothing survives in this writ petition. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is dismissed as redundant. ________________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J Date: 29.01.2009 va