IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR WRIT APPEAL NO : 1557 of 2001 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 13/07/2001 in WP NO : 18028 OF 2000 on the file of the High Court.) Between: 1 The Commissioner of Social Welfare, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Samkshema Bhavan, Masabtank, Hyderabad. 2 Joint Collector & Chairman, District Purchase Committee, East Godavari Dist, Kakinada. ..... APPELLANTS AND M/s. Laxmi Industrial & Kitchen Gas Enterprises, A proprietary concern having its office at 2nd floor, Priyatam Buildings, 4/1, Brodipet, Guntur through its Proprietor Mr.D.N. Rao. .....RESPONDENT Counsel for the Appellant: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.K.RAJI REDDY The Court made the following : ORAL JUDGMENT: (per THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR) Aggrieved by the order dated 13.07.2001 in Writ Petition No.18028 of 2000, the respondents therein are in appeal before us. By the said order, the learned Judge directed the respondents therein to permit the petitioner to complete the work as per the work order dated 13.11.1999. By an order dated 29.10.2001, this court granted interim stay of the order under challenge. The subject matter of the litigation is with regard to the award of work pertaining to installation of gas connections in Social Welfare Hostels under the control of the respondents in the writ petition. It is now brought to our notice by the learned Government Pleader appearing for the appellants herein that the respondent – writ petitioner has been paid in respect of the work executed by him pursuant to the work order dated 13.11.1999. With regard to the balance work, he produced a copy of the proceedings RC.No.B4/396/97 dated 20.08.2008 issued by the Joint Director, Social Welfare Department, East Godavari District, Kakinada, stating to the eﬀect that installation of the gas connections in all the remaining hostels has been completed within the ceiling limit of Rs.8,000/- and at present all the hostels are functioning on LPG system only. In the light of the said proceedings, it is clear that the order under appeal cannot be given eﬀect to insofar as the execution of the balance work under the work order dated 13.11.1999 is concerned. The Writ Appeal is accordingly disposed of as no further orders are required. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ Justice T.Meena Kumari ______________________ Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar. August 28, 2008 MAS ........REGISTRAR To 1. The Commissioner of Social Welfare, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Samkshema Bhavan, Masabtank, Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Collector & Chairman, District Purchase Committee, East Godavari Dist, Kakinada. 3. 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WA { }