APHC010134852018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3333] WEDNESDAY,THE TENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 5960/2018 Between: 1. M/S. CR-18G-BSCPL JOINT VENTURE, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY. D.SRINIVAS, S/O. D.V.NAIDU, AGED 51 YEARS, R/O. 8-2-502/1/A, 1ST FLOOR, JIVI TOWERS, ROAD NO.7, BANJARA HILLS, HYDERABAD-500034. ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR. 2. THE ENGINEERINCHIEF, POLAVARAM IRRIGATION PROJECT, DOWLESWARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, ISHW CIRCLE, DOWLESWARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ISHW DIVISION NO. III, POLAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI 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 to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not constituting the High Powered Committee in terms of the order of the Honble Court in W.P.No.15032 of 2010 dated 20-04-2015 to settle the dues payable 2 VS,J W.P.No.5960 of 2018 to the petitioner for the works done for lndirasagar Polavaram Project for being illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith constitute a High Powered Committee with neutral persons and subject experts to settle the claims of the petitioner as per the judgment of this Honble Court in W.P. No. 15032 of 2010, dated 20-04-2015 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2018 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 to constitute a High Powered Committee with neutral persons and experts to settle the claims of the petitioner by implementing the judgment of this Hon'ble Court in W.P.No.15032 of 2010 dated 20-04-2015, pending disposal of the writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRINIVASA RAO BODDULURI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD (AP) The Court made the following: 3 VS,J W.P.No.5960 of 2018 ORDER: The present writ petition came to be filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “…to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not constituting the High Powered Committee in terms of the order of the Honble Court in W.P.No.15032 of 2010 dated 20-04-2015 to settle the dues payable to the petitioner for the works done for lndirasagar Polavaram Project for being illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith constitute a High Powered Committee with neutral persons and subject experts to settle the claims of the petitioner as per the judgment of this Honble Court in W.P. No. 15032 of 2010, dated 20-04- 2015….” 2. Today, when the matter came up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner stated that, pending the present writ petition, the High Powered Committee was constituted by the respondents in terms of the orders passed by this Court in W.P.No.15032 of 2010, dated 20.04.2015. In view of the same, no further cause survives in this matter and that the matter has become infructuous. 3. Recording the above submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this writ petition shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date: 10.12.2025 KGR