THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20272 of 2005 Date: 01.08.2007 Between: G. Venkata Satyanarayana … Petitioner AND The Engineer in Chief, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development A.P., Hyderabad and another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : None Counsel for the respondents: Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20272 of 2005 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “… … Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a n appropriate writ, order, direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondent in publishing the tender notice No.T3/05/05- 06 dated 30.08.2005 on the last day fixed for receipt of applications as illegal, arbitrary and malafide and consequently set aside the same and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice.” At the hearing, there is no representation for the petitioner. However, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj for the respondents submitted that since the duration of the contract for which the impugned tender notification was issued was one year, which expired in the year 2006 itself, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition as infructuous, WPMP.No.25797 of 2005 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is dismissed. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 01.08.2007 ES