THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.3682 of 2003 DATED 17.08.2009 BETWEEN: R&B Registered Contractors Welfare Association … Petitioner and Government of Andhra Pradesh and another. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.3682 of 2003 ORDER: Second respondent issued tender notice dated 11.02.2003 inviting sealed tenders for two works. Clause 1 thereof is to the effect that tender schedules are supplied on payment of non-refundable cost inclusive of sales tax and that tender schedules are not transferable. Clause 6(b) of tender notice requires the bidders to demonstrate availability by ownership of certain construction machinery like cement concrete mixer, vibrator, power road rollers etc. Petitioner, namely, R&B Registered Contractors’ Welfare Association, Ananthapur, filed instant writ petition assailing clauses 1 and 6(b) of tender notice and prays to issue writ of Mandamus directing respondents to delete these two clauses. According to petitioner, insisting on contractors to own the machinery as stipulated under clause 6(b) of tender notice is arbitrary and denies equal opportunity to contractors who do not satisfy the condition prescribed in clause 6(b) of tender notification. This Court while admitting writ petition on 03.03.2003 made an observation that finalisation of tenders shall be subject to further orders. Thereafter, petitioner has not moved any application asking for stay of tender process. It, therefore, stands to reason that in all the probability the works notified for contract are already completed and therefore, issue raised in writ petition has become academic. The writ petition, therefore, is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 17.08.2009 pln