APHC010309602025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JUNE fS | TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE \ PRESENT THE HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 15436 OF 2025 m -p.’ T1 ■m O// Between: T Sreenivasa Rao, S/o T.Varaprasad, Aged 52 years, Occ: Business, R/o.Flat No.502, 5th floor, Jandhachettu Street, Chenchupet, Tenali - 522 202. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principle Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare (M1) Dept, Velagapudi, Amaravathi District. 2. The District Diet Management Committee Collector, Guntur, Guntur Dist. 3. The District Coordinator of Hospital Services, District Hospital Guntur Dist., 4. The Sub Collector Tenali Division, Tenali, Guntur District 5. The District Hospital Tenali, Rep by Superintendent, District Hospitals, Tenali, Guntur Dist. Guntur Rep. by Chairmen and , Tenali ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court pleased to issue order may be or orders, direction or directions, writ or writs particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus or any appropriate writ, r f declaring the action of the respondents in allotting the commercial canteen i the respondents hospital without inviting public tenders is illegal arbitrary and , against the procedure contemplated for establishments in the government in allotting the commercial premises. Consequently, direct the .respondents to issue public notification inviting tenders from eligible, interested persons and select suitable contractor to run commercial canteen in any contractor in the the District Hospital Premises, Tenali, before allotting above premises. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to allow petitioner to carry on the commercial canteen untill the finalization of the tenders to be called by the disposal of the main writ petition. respondents pending Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI K L N SWAMY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH The Court made the following order: FW APHC010309602025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3458] C£ FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT the honourable smt justice KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 15436/2025 Between: T Sreenivasa Rao ...PETITIONER AND The State OfAp and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1 K L N SWAMY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1 GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH FW The Court made the following: ...RESPONDENT(S) ORDER:- Heard Sri K.L.N.Swamy, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Medical Health and Family Welfare. It is stated that the petitioner has been awarded a contract for running the canteen at the respondent hospital, vide proceedings dated 01.02.2023, pursuant to a tender notification in which the petitioner was declared as the successful bidder. It is stated that the contracts thus awarded 2. V are usually for two years, and the existing contractor completion of the awarded to the successful bidder. will continue until the new tender process is commenced and the contract is The learned counsel for the petitioner argues that the respondents, although no fresh tenders have been called for Vide the impugned proceedings, demanded the petitioner to shut down the canteen. Hence, the instant writ petition. 3. It is stated that the lease period granted in favour of the petitioner has expired in February, 2025. However, the respondents have allowed the petitioner to run the canteen at the S'" respondent Hospital. The Learned Government Pleader would submit that the respondents have tenders for the auction of the leasehold rights. 5. In view of the same, this Court deems it the writ petition with the following directions; The respondents are directed not to dispossess the from the subject premises till they call for fresh hold rights in respect of the subject petitioner shall pay the monthly lease rentals before of every month. 4. appearing for the respondents not yet proposed inviting fresh appropriate to dispose of petitioner bids for auction of the lease canteen, and during the said period, the to the 5'^ respondent on or 6. With the above, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be order as to costs. no 3 As a sequel, interlocutory applications , pending if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- M. SRINIVAS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTJON OFFICER To, 1. The PrinciapI Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare (Ml) Dept Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District 2. The Chairmen and Collector, District Diet Management Committee Guntur, Guntur Dist. 3. The District Coordinator of Guntur Dist., 4. The Sub Collector Tenali Division, 5. The Superintendent, District Guntur Dist. 6. One CC to Sri K L N Swamy, Advocate 7. Two CCs to GP for Medical [OUT] 8. Two CD Copies Hospital Services, District Hospital Tenali, Tenali, Guntur District Hospital Tenali, District Hospitals Tenali, [OPUC] Health FW, High Court of Andhra Pradesh TF HIGH COURT DATED:27/06/2025 ORDER WP NO. 15436 OF 2025 DISPOSING OF THE W.P., WITHOUT COSTS