THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.24582 OF 2005 DATED:17.11.2005 Between: The Veera Brahmendra Swami S.T. Labour Contract Cooperative Society Limited Regd. No.Z-738, Subbaiahpalem, Rompicherla Mandal, Guntur District Rep. by its President, Prasad, S/o.Venkata Rao,R/o.Subbaiahpalem and others …Petitioners And The Commissioner, Narsaraopet Municipality, Narasaraopet, Guntur District, and another …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.24582 OF 2005 ORDER: The six petitioners are Harijan and Vaddera Cooperative Labour Contract Societies registered under A.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1964. When the first respondent issued tender notice dt.7.11.2005 inviting tenders from eligible civil contractors for taking up certain works in the municipality, they approached the first respondent to issue tender schedules free of cost, and accept tender schedules without insisting upon the requisite earnest money deposit (EMD). Their request was not conceded to. Therefore, they filed the present Writ Petition seeking appropriate directions. The Government of Andhra Pradesh issued G.O.Ms.No.52, dt.18.3.2000 inter alia directing that the Labour Contract Cooperative Societies of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Vaddera be exempted from payment of EMD to works costing upto an amount of Rs.20,00,000/- (Rupees twenty lakhs only). The legal position is not disputed by the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent Municipality. Therefore, the first respondent cannot insist upon payment of EMD. Insofar as issue of tender schedules free of cost is concerned, the first respondent shall look into the Government Orders in G.O.Ms.No.52, dt.18.3.2000, and issue tender schedules to the petitioners accordingly. The Writ Petition with the above observations and directions is accordingly disposed of. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 17.11.2005 bnr Note:Operative portion of the order may be communicated by WIRE at party’s cost. (B.O) bnr