THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.17075 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioner committee has questioned Tender Notice No.4/2011-12 to 11/2011-12, dated 11.05.2011, issued by respondent No.3. It has been averred that the issuance of the said Tender Notice is contrary to the procedure contemplated under the Andhra Pradesh Farmers Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 1997, inasmuch as the said Tender ought to have been given to a Society or Committee of the Farmers and not to any other person. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that if the amount of Tender was below Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees five lakhs only), then only the petitioner or any other local Society or Farmers Organization could be considered. But, in the present case, the value of the aforementioned Tender, which is now challenged by the petitioner, is more than Rs.5,00,000/- and hence, the same could not be allotted to the petitioner and there is no illegality in issuing Tender to the lowest Tenderee. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, I find no illegality in the issuance of Tender to the lowest tenderee, as the amounts shown in the Tender is more than Rs.5,00,000/- and hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________________ JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA June 21, 2011 MD IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.17075 OF 2011 Between: Distributory Committee (Godavari Western Delta) .....PETITIONER AND Government of Andhra Pradesh and others ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.17075 OF 2011 June 21, 2011