IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No : 5851 of 2008 Between: M/s. Sunrise Transport Contractors, A Paartnership firm Rep. by its Managing Partner Sri M.A. Samad @ Nawab S/o. M.A. Majeed, aged 45 yrs R/o.Shop No. 01, Sai Complex, Opp. Hitech Function Hall, Bypass Road, Bommakkal, Karimnagar,. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Central Ware Housing Corporation, Rep. by its Regional Manager, CWC , Regional Office, Near Gandhi Bhavan, Nampally, Hyderabad. 2 Tirumala Hamali and Transport Labour Contract Company, H.No. 2-70, Teegalaguttapalli District, Karimnagar. .....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 of Mandamus or any other suitable Writ or Order declaring the action of the respondents in rejecting the tender application No. 569 of the writ petitioner Consisting of Technical Bid and Price Bid vide tender notification bearing No. CWC/HYD/C-III/Advt/2008 dt. 20-2-2008 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to principles of natural justice affecting right to life and trade and consequently may be pleased to pass suitable order and directions directing the respondent no.1 to allot the tender contract in favour of the writ petitioner being the lowest price bid. Counsel for the Petitioner : Sri Bankatlal Mandhani Counsel for Respondent No.1 : Sri G. Rama Chander Rao The Court made the following O R D E R: This writ petition has been instituted seeking a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the 1st respondent - the Central Ware Housing Corporation in rejecting tender application No.569 submitted by the writ petitioner, pursuant to the tender notification issued on 20th February 2008 as illegal. Learned Standing Counsel for the Central Ware Housing Corporation has placed before this Court a copy of the tender notification dated 11th April 2008 and pointed out that the earlier tender notification dated 20th February 2008 has already been withdrawn and this latest tender notification dated 11th April 2008 has been taken out inviting tenders for the very same work. The learned Standing Counsel submits that subject to fulfilling the conditions prescribed in the tender notification dated 11th April 2008 by the writ petitioner, the Central Ware Housing Corporation, being a public sector undertaking, will consider the offer of the writ petitioner along with all other tenderers. Recording the submission made by the learned Standing Counsel, the writ petition is disposed of, but however, without costs. All the contentions canvassed in the writ petition are kept open. (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 29th April 2008 Note: Issue CC in three days. (bo) ksld ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VSMI}