IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 11501 of 1993 Between: Ayyappa Swamy Wadders Labour Contract Co-operative Society Limited (Regd. No. T.B.401), rep. by its President Sri V. Venkata Das, Kongara Kalan, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal, Ranga Reddy Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Secretary, Irrigation Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation Department Erramanjil, Hyderabad. 3 Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Department, Nampalli Road, Nampalli, Hyderabad. 4 Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department Ranga Reddy Dist., Nampalli Road, Nampalli, Hyd. 5 Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department. Mahabubnagar, Mahabubnagar District. 6 Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department. Nalgonda, 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 an order, direction or writ, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in insisting on the payment of Earnest Money Deposit for purchase of tender schedules for various works under the Respondents as wholly illegal, arbitrary and unjust; and consequently direct the Respondents (1) to supply the tender schedule forms to the petitioner Society in respect of various works without insisting on Earnest Money Deposit; (2) to reserve 15% of the works to the weaker sections/ Societies and allot the same on the basis of value of works; and (3) grant such other relief or reliefs as this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper under the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr. G.VIDYASAGAR, Advocate Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 to 6: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMMAND AREA DEVLOPMENT. The Court made the following Order: The writ petition has become infructuous. The same shall accordingly stand dismissed. No costs. ks ASSISTANT REGISTRAR One fair copy to the Hon’ble Mr. Justice B. Sudershan Reddy (for his lordship’s kind perusal). To 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Secretary, Irrigation Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation Department Erramanjil, Hyderabad. 3 Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Department, Nampalli Road, Nampalli, Hyderabad. 4 Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department Ranga Reddy Dist., Nampalli Road, Nampalli, Hyd. 5 Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department. Mahabubnagar, Mahabubnagar District. 6 Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department. Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 7 2 CCs to the learned Government Pleader for Irrigation and Command Area Development, High Court Buildings, High Court of A.P (OUT). 8 2 CD copies.