HON’BLE SHRI G.S. SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE G.V. SEETHAPATHY WRIT PETITION NO. 8039 OF 2006 BETWEEN Simhadri Satyanarayana Rao ……… Petitioner And The Superintending Engineer (R&B), Vijayawada & others. ………Respondents ::O R D E R :: Counsel for the Petitioner : Shri Ravi Kondaveeti Counsel for Respondent Nos. 1,2 and 4 : Government Pleader for R&B Counsel for Respondent No.3 : Government Pleader for Revenue Dated: 18.07.2006 Per G.S. SINGHVI, CJ In this petition filed as a piece of public interest litigation, the petitioner has prayed for issue of a mandamus to the respondents to complete the construction of bridge across the drain called Mangalavani Chinku at K.M.10/10 of Venkatapuram- Challapalli Road in Krishna District. In the counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents by Shri K. Mahender, Superintending Engineer, R&B Circle, Vijayawada, it has been averred that proposal for construction of High Level Bridge with two vents of 6.37 m effective span at a cost of Rs.40 lakhs has been approved and, accordingly, tenders have been invited through e-procurement platform vide NIT No.6/2006- 07, dated 09.06.2006. In view of the averments contained in the counter-affidavit, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous with the hope that the construction of the bridge would be undertaken and completed as early as possible. G.S. SINGHVI, CJ G.V. SEETHAPATHY, J 18.07.2006 ksld