APHC010375962024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 19194/2024 Between: 1. PADAMTI DURGA RAO, S/O SAI BABU, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS,OCC PUMP OPERATOR R/O GOLLALAKODERU VILLAGE,PALAKODERU MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DIST. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYATH RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, (PANCHAYATH RAJ WING) WEST GODAVARI DIST, BHIMAVARAM. 3. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYATH OFFICER, , BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DIST. 4. THE DIVISIONAL PANCHAYATH OFFICER, BHIMAVARAM WEST GODAVARI DIST. 5. THE MANDAL DEVELOPMENTAL OFFICER, PALAKODERU MANDAL,WEST GODAVARI DIST. 6. THE GOLLALAKODERU GRAM PANCHAYATH, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, GOLLALAKODERU VILLAGE, PALAKODERU MANDAL WEST GODAVARI DIST. 7. T BALAKRISHNA, S/O VENKATESHWAR RAO, AGED ABOUT 2 MAJOR,GOLLALAKODERU VILLAGE, PALAKODERU MANDAL. WEST GODAVARI DIST. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased tomay be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declaring the high handed action on the part of the respondents 2 to 6 herein not issuing the work order in favour of the petitioner as the lowest successful bidder in view of the tender notice dt 6-2-2024 and the representation dt 20-2-2024 for maintenance of of drinking water supply in the 6th respondent grampanchyat as highly illegal arbitrary and violative of article 14,15,16,19 and 21 of the constitution of india and consequentially to direct the respondents no 2 to 6 herein to issue a work order in favour of the petitioner as lowest and successful bidder as per the tender notice given on 6-2-2024 for maintenance of of drinking water supply in the 6th respondent gram panchayat and to pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 may be pleased to direct the respondents no 2 to 6 herein to issue a work order in favour of the petitioner as lowest and successful bidder as per the tender notice given on 6-2-2024 for maintenance of of drinking water supply in the 6th respondent gram panchayath pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SAMEERA BOKKA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. Yarraguntla.Koteswara Rao,Standing Counsel For Zilla Praja Parishads,Mandal Praja Parishads and Gra The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 19194/2024 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. When the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the present Writ Petition does not survive and no further adjudication is necessary in the present Writ Petition. Therefore, the Writ Petition becomes infructuous. Recording the said submission, Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 24.07.2025 TTPPSS 4 371 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 19194/2024 24.07.2025 TTPPSS 5