IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, TWO THOUSAND NINE PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.24531 of 2001 Between: Andhra Pradesh State (P.R) RWS Pump Mechanics Union (Regd.No.F-834) Srikakulam Branch, rep., by its General Secretary K. Appa Rao. … Petitioner AND Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj, Rural Water Supply, Srikakulam & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri A. Radha Krishna This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.24531 of 2001 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “… Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an order direction or writ particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring the action of the respondents in introducing contractor in place of existing Annual Maintenance Contract system existing with the pump mechanics for maintenance of bore well hand pumps, as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents not to invite tenders from the contractors for annual maintenance contract of bore well hand pump in Srikakulam district.” As far back as 02.11.2007 this Court adjourned this writ petition to enable the learned counsel for the petitioner to implead the affected parties in the writ petition. Though the writ petition underwent several adjournments thereafter and morethan one year two months elapsed since then, no steps have been taken by the petitioner to implead the affected parties. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh writ petition by impleading the affected parties. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.30990 of 2001 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 06.02.2009 ES