IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 9966 of 2000 Between: P.Subbarayudu, S/o Gangaiah, B.Mattam Village and Mandal, Cuddapah District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Director, Social Welfare, Cuddapah. 2 The District Revenue Officer, Cuddapah. 3 The Principal / Convener, A.P. Social Welfare Residential School, China Chowk, Cuddapah. 4 B.Venkateswarlu, S/o Kataiah, B.Mattam Village and Mandal, Cuddapah District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in awarding the contract in respect of supply of vegetables to the B.MATTAM Residential School pursuant to the tender notification in Rc No.A/15/99 dated 12.5.200 to the fourth respondent, who was not the bidder and not awarding the contract to the petitioner herein as the lowest bidder as totally illegal, without jurisdiction and violative of article 14 of the Constitution of India and also in violation of the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to award the contract for supply of vegetables to B.Mattam Residential School to the petitioner pursuant to the tender notification dated 12.5.2000 and be pleased to pass such other and further order or orders as may be deemed fit. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.LAKSHMA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, none appeared for the petitioner nor there was any representation on his behalf. The learned Government Pleader submitted that the matter relates to entrustment of contract to the fourth respondent instead of entrusting to the petitioner for supply of vegetables to the third respondent-school. He further submitted that in view of the interim direction dated 16-6-2000 given by this Court in WPMP No. 12693 of 2000, the cause in the writ petition does not survive at all and hence the writ petition may be dismissed. Recording the above submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. ------------------------ kvsn/tvk 07-07-2005 To 1 The Deputy Director, Social Welfare, Cuddapah. 2 The District Revenue Officer, Cuddapah. 3 The Principal/Convener, A.P. Social Welfare Residential School, China Chowk, Cuddapah. 4 Two CCs to GP for Social Welfare, High Court buildings, Hyderabad. 5 Two CD copies.