IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF AUGUST, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.22810 of 2011 Between: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar S.C. Labour contractor Society Adilabad & others. … Petitioners And The District Collector, Adilabad District, Adilabad & another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri K. Venumadhav Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Irrigation & CAD This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.22810 of 2011 ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “… Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the action of the respondent in not issuing the tender schedules on free of cost to the petitioners and not indicating the payment of EMD is exempted to the individuals and not following the rule of reservation in allotting the tenders, to the schedule castes and schedule tribes individuals in tender notifications dated 19.07.2011 and dated 20.07.2011, as arbitrary, illegal, null and void and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India. Consequently direct the respondent to follow the rule of reservation in allotting the works and also follow circular Memo No.13628/K1/2002-1, dated 14.10.2002 and exempt the EMD to the petitioners as per G.O.Ms.No.52, dated 18.03.2000 and to issue the tender schedules on free of cost enabling the petitioners to participate in the tenders in the tender notification issued by the respondent in tender notifications dated 19.07.2011 and 20.07.2011, thereby exempt the payment of the EMD.” At the hearing, Sri K. Venumadhav, learned counsel for the petitioners, submitted that the issue raised in this Writ Petition is squarely covered by order, dated 08.06.2010 in Writ Petition No.12484 of 2010. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation has admitted to this position. Having regard to the same, this Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the aforesaid order with the direction that the same shall form part of this order. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.27890 of 2011 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 12.08.2011 ES