IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY THE TWENTYSECOND DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE : L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO 3565 of 2007 Between: ABB Limited, (A Company incorporated under Companies Act,1956) having its registered office and Corporate Office at II floor, Khanija Bhavan, East Wing, No.49, Race Course Road, Bangalore-560001, rep. by its Vice President Legal & Company Secretary B. Guru Raj . Petitioner AND The AP Central Power Distribution Company Limited II floor Shamshri Estate, Opp:Singareni Bhavan, Red Hills, Hyderabad, rep. by its Chief General Manager (P&MM) .....Respondent 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 declaring the action of R1. in not opening the price bid of the petitioner for the Tender Specification No. CECT 384/2006 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art.14,19 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the R.1 to open the price bid of petitioner and consider the same for the Tender Specification No.384/2006. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and the order of the High Court Dated 23-02-2007, 02-03-2007, 9-03-2007 and 15-3-2007 made herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri N. Vijay, Advocate for the Petitioner and of Sri M. Sree Ramulu Reddy, Standing Counsel for APSEB on behalf of the Respondent. The Court Made The Following ORDER : Post on 29-03-2007 in Motion List. Interim order granted by this court on 23-2-2007 is extended by two weeks. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Chief General Manager (P&MM)AP Central Power Distribution Company Limited, II floor Shamshri Estate, Opp:Singareni Bhavan, Red Hills, Hyderabad. 2. One CC to Sri N. Vijay, Advocate (OPUC) 3. One spare copy. bsr HIGH COURT LNR J Dated 22-03-.2007 Note : Post on 29-03-2007 in the Motion List. ORDER W.P. No. 3565 of 2007 EXTENSION Drafted by: bsr Dated 23-03-2007 HIGH COURT LNR J Dated 22-03-2007 Note: Post on 29.03.2007 in Motion List ORDER W.P. No. 3565 of 2007 EXTENSION