APHC010771642016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3311] Friday, the Eighteenth Day of July Two Thousand and Twenty Five Present The Honourable Ms.Justice B.S.Bhanumathi Writ Petition No: 39326 of 2016 Between: Biotech International Ltd., ...Petitioner and The State of Andhra Pradesh and others ...Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: 1. Avinash Desai Counsel for the respondents: 1. G.P. for Agriculture (T.G.) 2. K.Udaya Sri 3. Srinivas Chitturu The Court made the following ORDER: This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking following relief: 2 W.P.No.39326 of 2016 “…to issue a writ of or in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction; a. To quash the decision taken by the Respondent No. 2 vide the minutes of its meetings dated 21-09-2016 whereby, the Respondent No. 2 rejected the technical bid of the Petitioner forming part of its bid for supply of the bio-pesticides Azadirachtin 3000 ppm and 1500 ppm respectively under tender No. AGROS/HO/ARSK/SHORT EOI/2016-17 dated 15-06-2016 issued by the Respondent No.2. b. To quash the circular/Memo No. NFSM/19/2016 dated 08-11-2016 issued by the Director of Agriculture, Andhra Pradesh and letter Ref. No. HO/ARSK/Corresp. With RMs/16-17 dated 22-09-2016 issued by the General Manager of Respondent No. 2, pursuant to the illegal and arbitrary decision taken by the Respondent No. 2 vide the minutes of its meetings dated 21- 09-2016. c. To direct the Respondent No.2 to open the price bid of the Petitioner and to empanel the Petitioner in the panel of approved suppliers of the said Products on the same terms and conditions as other bidders in terms of the said Tender and/or afford equal treatment to the Petitioner's bid as given to the Respondent Nos. 3 to 5…” 2 Sri.G.Rohith, learned counsel representing the learned counsel for the petitioner represented that relief does not survive. 3. Sri.T.Raghu, Assistant Government Pleader for Agriculture representing the respondent No.1 is present. 4. Accordingly the petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Interim orders granted earlier, if any, shall stand vacated. 3 W.P.No.39326 of 2016 Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE B.S.BHANUMATHI Date: 18.07.2025 RSD 4 W.P.No.39326 of 2016 7 HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE B.S.BHANUMATHI Writ Petition No: 39326 of 2016 Date: 18.07.2025 RSD