APHC010587172017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] THURSDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 12021/2017 Between: 1. K. GIRIDHAR, S/O. K. JAYARAM NAIDU, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. DR. NO. 4-2040/ 3, VELLORE ROAD, GREAMSPET, CHITTOOR. ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. INDIAN OIL CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN, 254-C, DR. ANNIE BESANT ROAD, WORLI, MUMBAI. 2. INDIAN OIL CORPORATION, REP. BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER, OPERATIONS, INDIAN OIL BHAVAN, G9, ALI YAVAR JUNG, BANDRA EXTENSION, MUMBAI. 3. DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER OPERATIONS, INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED, MARKETING DIVISION, TELANGANA AND ANDHRA STATE OFFICE, 3-6-436 TO 438, 2ND 86 3RD FLOOR, "NASPUR HOUSE", HIMAYATNAGAR, HYDERABAD - 500029 4. THE SENIOR DEPOT MANAGER, INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED, MARKETING DIVISION, CHITTOOR TERMINAL, YADAMARI VILLAGE, YADAMARI MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...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 toto issue a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring the action of the respondents in evaluating the Techno Commercial Bid on 01.04.2017 and opening of price bids on 01.04.2017 and proceeding with further process of tender No. TAPSO/POL/CHI/WO/PT-08/ 17 22 dated. 03.12.2016 under Two-Bid System for award of contracts for road transportation of bulk petroleum products through bottom loaded type tank trucks of API RP 1004 Standard with vapour recovery system with effect from 01.03.2017 or at a date to be decided at the discretion of the company for a period of three years with option for extension up to two more years at the sole discretion of the company from bulk oil storage 86 handling location at Chittoor Terminal, quite contrary to the essential terms and conditions of the e-tender and without following the directions issued by this Hon'ble Court in WP No.1431 of 2017 as illegal, arbitrary and inequitable and contrary to essential terms and conditions of the tender notification and violative of direction of this Hon'ble High Court at Hyderabad in WP No. 1431 of 2017 and violative of Article 14, 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to reevaluate the Techno-Commercial Bid which was finalized on 01.04.2017 by excluding the tenderers who were not registered their tank trucks /chassis with the Road Transport Authorities on or before 03.12.2017 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2017(WPMP 14961 OF 2017 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 not to finalise price bids of tenderers in Tender No. TAPSO/POL/CHI/WO/PT-08/17-22 dated 03.12.2016 pending disposal of the Writ Petition, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D NEEHARIKAREDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. DOMINIC FERNANDES The Court made the following ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner appeared virtually and submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and the same has rendered infructuous. Recording the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _____________________ SUBBA REDDY SATTI, J Date: 10.07.2025 ikn 256 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 12021 of 2017 Date: 10.07.2025 ikn