APHC010128902014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 16916 OF 2014 Between: 1. B.Prasanna Lakshmi, d/o B.Venkat Ram Reddy aged about 33 years, occ: Caterer, r/o Jupadu Bunglow village and Mandal, Kurnool District. ...Petitioner AND 1. Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The A P State Welfare Residential Educational Institutions, Society, rep. by its Secretary, Hyderabad. 3. The Joint Collector Chairman, District Purchase Committee, Kurnool District. 4. The Deputy Director, A.P.State Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society, Kurnool 5. The Convenor, A.P.Social Welfare Residential School, Jr. College (G) Dinnedevarapadu, Kurnool. 6. The Principal, A.P. Social Welfare Residential School, Jr. College (B), Jupadu Bungalow Kurnool. 7. T Pullaiah, s/o not known to the petitioner aged major, r/o Jupadu Bunglow village and Mandal, Kurnool District. ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the SRK, J WP No.16916 of 2014 2 High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, to declare the action of the respondent authorities in not allowing the petitioner to participate in the Tender held on 5.6.2014 with regard to the catering contract in the 6th respondent school pursuant to the notification dated 22.5.2014 bearing Rc.No.C4/Tender/2014-15 without assigning any reason, and accepting the tender of the 7th respondent who quoted less rate than the previous year, as being illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to issue fresh tender notification and to accept the tender in accordance with law. Counsel for the Petitioner: AVVS BHUJANGA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: VINOD KUMAR TARLADA SC for APREIS,BCW,SCW,TBW EIS,RAYALASEEMA,PRK,NLR, Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE Counsel for the Respondents: N BHUPAL REDDY SRK, J WP No.16916 of 2014 3 The Court made the following ORDER: The present Writ Petition has been filed for the following relief. “………to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, to declare the action of the respondent authorities in not allowing the petitioner to participate in the Tender held on 05.06.2014 with regard to the catering contract in 6th respondent – School pursuant to the notification in Rc.No.C4/Tender/2014-15, dated 22.05.2014, without assigning any reason and accepting the tender of 7th respondent, who quoted less rate than the previous year, as being illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to issue fresh tender notification and to accept the tender in accordance with law.” 2. Today, when the matter came up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that due to efflux of time, cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication and the matter has become infructuous. 3. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. SRK, J WP No.16916 of 2014 4 As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ________________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J. Date:04.12.2025 Nsr SRK, J WP No.16916 of 2014 5 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No.16916 of 2014 Date:04.12.2025 Nsr