IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 7051 of 2008 Between: 1 Mary Mahila Dwcra Group, rep.by its President Smt.Bhagyamma, W/o.Ramu D.No.13-1-297, Indira nagar, Bangalore Road Hindupur, Anantapur District 2 siddi Vinayaka Dwcra mahila Sangam, rep.by its President Smt.Eswaramma, W/o.Jayaramappa D.No.9-4-1, Ambadkar nagar Hindupur 3 Bhagyalakshmi Dwcra Group, rep.by its President Rani, D/o.N.Anjaneyulu D.No.9-4-54 Ambedkar Nagar Hindupur 4 Sri Sai Venkateswara Dwcra Group, rep.by its President Smt.Nagarathamamma, W/o.Penchalaih D.No.17-8-150 Bapuji Nagar Hindupur 5 Sai Krupa Dwcra mahila Sangam, rep.by its President Smt.K.Aswarathamma, W/o.Adinarayana D.No.4-4-358, Sreekantapura Hindpur 6 Bapuji Mahila Dwcra Group, rep.by its President Smt.Lakshmamma, W/o.Siddappa D.No.4-4-276, Sreekantapuram, Hindupur 7 Sri Lakshminarasimha Swamy Mahila Dwcra Sangam rep.by its President Smt.A.Alivelamma, W/.o.H.Gangappa D.No.4-4-270, Sreekantapuram, Hindupur 8 Siva Sai Dwcra mahila Sangam, rep.by its President Smt.G.Chandrakala, W/o.G.Ramamurthy D.No.5-6-302, Model colony-1 Hindupur 9 Arundathi Dwcra mahila Sanga, rep.by its President Smt.Gangamma, W/o.kadirappa D.No.4-4-351, Sreekantapuram Hindupur ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Government of Andhra pradesh, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (UBS), Department Secretariat, Hyderabad, rep.by its Principal Secretary 2 Office of the Commissioner and Director, Municipal Administration, Andhra pradesh, Hyderabad 3 The Hindupur Municipality, Hindupur, Anantapur District rep.by its Commissioner .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the 3rd respondent herein in calling for the tenders for awarding all the sanitation work in Hindupur Municipality as illegal, arbitrary, and the same is contrary to the terms of the Memo No.21778/UBS/2002 MA dated 25.12.2002 issued by the 1st respondent and consequently direct the 3rd respondent herein to award the contract in favour of the petitioner associations and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.O.MANOHER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV. The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 7051 OF 2008 ORDER: 1. Learned standing counsel appearing for the 3rd respondent Municipality submits that work orders have been given to six petitioners and accordingly 3rd Respondent Municipality has also issued proceedings and thus the cause of action in this writ petition does not survive. 2. The factual aspect of 3rd respondent Municipality issuing proceedings giving work orders to six petitioners is not in dispute. 3. In that view of the matter, this writ petition is dismissed as redundant. No order as to costs. ______________________________ Justice B. Seshasayana Reddy 13th November, 2008. KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 7051 OF 2008 13th November, 2008.