IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 2974 of 2008 Between: M/s. Bharat Electricals Havints its Office at 7-1-210/3/11, Santhosh Nagar Colony, Hyderabad and Rep. by its Managing Partner Sri K. Buchi Reddy, S/o. K. Laxma Reddy, Aged 48 years, Occ: Business, R/o. 7-1-210/3/11, Santhosh Nagar Colony, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, 4th Floor CC Complex, Tank Bund, Hyderabad, Rep. by its Commissioner. 2 The Additional Commissioner (Electrical) Greater hyderabad Municipal Corporation 4th Floor, CC Complex, Tank Bund, Hyderabad. 3 The Superintending Engineer (Electrical), Greater hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad. 4 Sri Mohd. Raheem, S/o. Sri Mohd. Osman Ali, R/o. 20-303, Market Yard, Devarakonda, Nalgonda 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, Order or direction more particularly a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents 1 to 3 in ignoring the lowest bid submitted by the Writ Petitioner and awarding the Tender No. NIT No. /02/S.E. (Elect.)/GHMC/2007-08, Package No.8 dated 20- 12-2007 in e-Procurement Gov. in for operation and maintenance of conventional Mercury Lights, Street Lights, all types of High Mast in Santosh Nagar (package No. 8), to the Respondent No.4 who is the 2nd lowest bidder is contrary to the tender conditions, principles of natural justice, malafide, Arbitrary violating Article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to award the said Tender to the Writ Petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.ASHOK ANAND KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: SMT.KALPANA EKBOTE The Court made the following : ORDER: The writ petition is filed seeking the following substantive relief. “to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents 1 to 3 in ignoring the lowest bid submitted by the Writ Petitioner and awarding the Tender No. NIT No. /02/S.E. (Elect.)/GHMC/2007-08, Package No.8 dated 20- 12-2007 in e-Procurement Gov. in for operation and maintenance of conventional Mercury Lights, Street Lights, all types of High Mast in Santosh Nagar (package No. 8), to the Respondent No.4 who is the 2nd lowest bidder is contrary to the tender conditions, principles of natural justice, malafide, Arbitrary violating Article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to award the said Tender to the Writ Petitioner” Today, when the matter is taken up, it is represented by the learned standing counsel for the respondent Corporation that pursuant to the award of contract, the 2nd respondent has already executed the work. In view of the above, nothing survives for adjudication in this writ petition. It is accordingly dismissed. N.V.RAMANA,J Dt.18.3.2009 msv