IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE DR JUSTICE K. MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 26191 OF 2016 Between: Yadala Prakasham, S/o Appa Rao, Aged about 38 years, R/o. LovaKotturu Village, Tuni Mandal, East Godavari District. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (Endowments) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. The Commissionerof Endowments,for the State of Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad Deputy Commissioner of Endowments , Kakinada. Assistant Commissioner of Endowments, Kakinada. Sri Talupulamma Ammavari Devastanam, Leva Village, Tuni Mandal, East Godavari District, Rep by its Executive officer. Sri Padmavathi Hospitals, Tirupathi, Chittor District. C/o. Executive Officer, Sri Talupulamma Ammavari Temple, Lova Village, Tuni Mandal East Godavari District, 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ...RESPONDENTS 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 to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents two to four in not rejecting the tender of the 6'^respondent for supply of sanitation workers to the 4*'' respondent temple for the year 2016-2017, per month as illegal. arbitrary unconstitutional and consequently direct the Respondents two to four to reject the tender of the 6th respondent for the year 2016-2017, and call for fresh tenders for sanitation works of R5 temple. i.A. NO: 1 OF 2016fWPMP. NO: 32401 OF 2016) Petition under Section 151 GPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondents 2 to 4 not to accept or approve the tender of the 6*'^ respondent for supply of sanitation workers to the 5 respondent temple for the year 2016-2017. th Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI K. S. MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP FOR ENDOWMENTS Counsel for the Respondent Nos.5 & 6: -- The Court made the following: ORDER 1 APHC010780912016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3310] WEDNESDAY ,THE TWENTY NtNETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE K MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 26191/2016 Between: ...PETITIONER Yadala Prakasham AND ...RESPONDENT{S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.KS MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.T BALAJl 2.GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP) 3. ELEVATED AS JUDGE The Court made the following: ORDER: The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking the following relief: “ declaring the action of the Respondents two to four in not rejecting the tender of the 6"’ respondent for supply of sanitation workers to the 5 respondent temple for the year 2016-2017, per month as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and consequently direct the Respondents two to four to k 2 reject the tender of the 6"’ respondent for the year 2016-2017, and call for fresh tenders for sanitation works of R5 temple and pass such other order .. orders as this Hon’ble Court may deems Just and equitable in the circumstances of the case. ” or 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Endowments, appearing for the respondents 1 to 4. 3. This Court vide order dated 08.08.2016 has granted interim order, which reads as under: “There shall be interim suspension of the Tender Notice No.A1/272/2016, dated 30.05.2016 till further orders of this Court.” The 5‘^ respondent temple has filed counter. 4. While denying the averments made in the writ petition, it is contended that the temple has issued any tender notifications to grant any contract for house keeping purpose in the temple and at present, the tender for sanitation and house never keeping is knocked away at Rs.99,900/- per month. In view of this decision, the temple has to expend an amount of Rs.4,83,000/- per month from its modernized cleaning system. Commissioner, Endowments Department being the corporate sole and having jurisdiction over the temples has issued memo dated 11.05.2016 for incorporating standardized uniform tender conditions for greater transparency so as to serve the devotees in a greater way at competitive rates directing the temples including the 5'^ respondent temple to engage the services of the persons who were selected by the Commissioner through the e-tender income on Further stated that the 3 process, hence, there is no illegality in issuing the same. Therefore, sought for dismissal of the writ petition. The 2'^^ respondent also filed counter along with leave petition. He also stated that against the tender notice dated 30.05.2016, the respondent alone submitted e-tender and quoted an amount of Rs.4,83,000/- per month, which is four times excess compared to the lowest bid amount for the year 2015-16 and the competent authority has rejected the tender. Later, the Trust Board of 5*^ respondent temple in its meeting held on 26.09.2016 in resolution No.13 has decided to engage sanitation workers through outsourcing agency and the said decision has been given effect, resultantly, the 5'-'^ respondent 5. temple has been engaging sanitation workers through outsourcing agency Hence, sought for dismissal of the writ from the year 2016-17 onwards. petition. In view of the submissions made by the 2^'^ respondent in his counter 6. nothing survives in this writ petition for further adjudication. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is closed. No order as to costs. 7. As a sequel, interlocutory applications, if any pending, shall stands 8. closed. SD/- G SRINIVAS REDDY DEPUTY REGISTRAR ^ SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To, 1. One CC to Sri K. S. Murthy, Advocate [OPUC] 2. Two CCs to GP for Endowments, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 3. Three C.D. Copies. Cnr HIGH COURT DATED;29/01/2025 ORDER S’ 1 3 MAR 2025 WP.No.26191 of 2016 ^ . Current Section VLOespATCX^ CLOSING THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS