IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 11280 of 1996 Between: P Lakshma Reddy S/O Venkata Reddy Tirupati Chittoor Dist ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of A.P. rep.by its Principal Secretary, Irrigation and CAD Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief Engineer, Medium Irrigation, Erra Manzil Somajiguda, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner of Tenders, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, B.R.K.Bhavan 6th Floor Near Tank Bund, Hyderabad. 4 The Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Visakhapatnam. 5 U.V.Ramana Murthy Raju Speciala Class Contractor, Visakhapatnam. ( claim as against R5 Dismissed for default as per court order dt. 14-2-2003) .....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 of Mandamus or direction declaring the action of the 4th respondent in rejecting the petitioner's tender vide letter No. 880M-SD-4 dated 6.6.96 and clause 24.1.2 of Tender schedule as illegal, void and consequently direct the official respondents to accept the petitioner's tender . Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.BATHI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos 1 to 4.: GP for Irrigation. The Court made the following : Oral Order: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ___________________ S. Ananda Reddy, J Date:02.12.2004 va To 1 The Principal Secretary, Irrigation and CAD Department, Government of A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief Engineer, Medium Irrigation, Erra Manzil Somajiguda, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner of Tenders, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, B.R.K.Bhavan 6th Floor Near Tank Bund, Hyderabad. 4 The Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Visakhapatnam. 5. 2 ccs to GP for Irrigation, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad (OUT) 6. 2 cd copies.