IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 20699 of 2008 Between: M/s.Jiangsu Communications Constructions Group Company Ltd A.Private Ltd Company Rep.by its Power of Attorney Holder and Authorized Signatory Mr G.U Rao, S/o. Nagabhushanam, 12-2-460 S.G Complex,Amba Gardens,Medhipatnam,Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation rep.by its Commissioner,Visakhapatnam Town and Dist .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court may be pleased to issue writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring that the action of the respondent in not considering the tender of the petitioner pursuant to the Tender Notice No.19/2008- 09/CE/(GVMC)/SE/(P)/EE(PD-II) dt 28-08-2008 along with all other eligible tenders and not intimating the petitioner about the status of the same after opening of the tenders on 15-09- 2008 as arbitrary and irrational and consequently direct the respondent to consider the tender of the petitioner along with other tenders for the award of contract relating to the Investigation Survey design and execution of Bus Rapid Transit Systems and grant such other relief. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.VENKATARAMANA Counsel for the Respondent.: MR.N.RANGA REDDY (SC FOR MPL. CORP. VSP) The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner ﬁled a letter dated 23.10.2008 in the Registry, the text of which reads as hereunder: “The above writ petition ﬁled by my client i.e., M/s.Jiangsu Communications Constructions Group Company Ltd., a private limited company against the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, rep. by its Commissioner, Visakhapatnam Town and District, for a declaration declaring that the action of respondent in not considering the tender of the petitioner pursuant to the Tender Notice No.19/2008-09/CE(GVMC)/SE(P)/EE (PD-II), Dated 28.08.2008, as illegal. The said writ petition is now in the list before the Honourable Justice B.Seshasayana Reddy for admission. The subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. Hence, I request you to direct the oﬃce to post the above writ petition FOR WIT HDRAWAL in tomorrow’s list i.e., on 24.10.2008.” Accordingly, Registry posted this matter under the caption for withdrawal. In view of the above letter, the cause of action in this writ petition does not survive. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ______________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J. Date:24th October, 2008. cs ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TRK}