APHC010183402023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH MONDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 9821/2023 Between: 1. BIRUDUGADDA GOPI, S/O.KANAKA RAJU, AGE. 30 YEARS, OCC. PLUMBING WORK, ADD. 11 GUDLAVALLERU POST AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. BIRUDUGADDA NAGARAJU, S/O.KANAKA RAJU, AGE. 40YEARS, OCC. ELECTRICIAN, GUDLAVALLERU POST AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, 2. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, MACHILIPATNAM KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE DIVISIONAL PANCHAYAT OFFICER, GUDIVADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. THE MANDAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, GUDLAVALLERU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRI 5. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, UUDLAVALLERU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 9821/2023 BIRUDUGADDA GOPI, S/O.KANAKA RAJU, AGE. 30 YEARS, OCC. PLUMBING WORK, ADD. 11-227, INDIRA COLONY, GUDLAVALLERU POST AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. BIRUDUGADDA NAGARAJU, S/O.KANAKA RAJU, AGE. 40YEARS, OCC. ELECTRICIAN, ADD. 11-227, INDIRA COLONY, GUDLAVALLERU POST AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER(S) AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, MACHILIPATNAM KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. THE DIVISIONAL PANCHAYAT OFFICER, GUDIVADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. THE MANDAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, GUDLAVALLERU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, UUDLAVALLERU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3332] MONDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI BIRUDUGADDA GOPI, S/O.KANAKA RAJU, AGE. 30 YEARS, OCC. 227, INDIRA COLONY, GUDLAVALLERU POST AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, BIRUDUGADDA NAGARAJU, S/O.KANAKA RAJU, AGE. 40YEARS, 227, INDIRA COLONY, GUDLAVALLERU POST AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ...PETITIONER(S) THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT ANDHRA PRADESH. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER, MACHILIPATNAM KRISHNA THE DIVISIONAL PANCHAYAT OFFICER, GUDIVADA, KRISHNA THE MANDAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, GUDLAVALLERU THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, UUDLAVALLERU MANDAL, 2 6. GUDE VENKATESWARA RAO, S/O.SUBBA RAO, AGE. 60 YEARS, OCC. PLUMBING WORK, R/O. GUDLAVALLERU VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 7. MADIRI NANI, S/O.RAMA RAO, AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. GOVT EMPLOYEE, R/O. KURADA VILLAGE, GUDLAVALLERU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...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 a writ or order, orders or directions more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus - declaring the action of the 5th respondent in not allotting the works to any bidder who submitted their bidsin pursuant to the Tender Notification dt.20-03-2023 issued vide R.O.C. No.10/2023 and also not even allotting the works to the petitioners who submitted the lowest bid i.e., Rs.233/- and Rs.222/- per person in pursuant to the Tender Notification dt.20-03-2023 issued vide R.O.C.No.10/2023 to maintain water supply and also maintaining street lights from 01-04-2023 to 1-03-2024 respectively is illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice as illegal, arbitrary, discriminative, mala fide, unjust, colorable exercise of powers besides violative of the Arts.14 AND 21 of the Constitution of India and Consequently, direct the 5th respondent to allot the works to the petitioners who submitted the lowest bid i.e., Rs.233/- and Rs.222/- per person in pursuant to the Tender Notification dt.20-03-2023 issued vide R.O.C. No.10/2023 to maintain water supply and also maintaining street lights from 01-04-2023 to 1-03-2024 respectively and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 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 5th respondent to allot the works to the petitioners who submitted the lowest bid i.e., Rs.233/- and Rs.222/- per person in pursuant to the Tender Notification dt.20-03-2023 issued vide R.O.C. No.10/2023 to maintain water supply and also maintaining street lights from 01-04-2023 to 1-03-2024 respectively and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. PRIYANKA SONKAMBLE Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. N SRIHARI (Standing Counsel for ZPP MPP and GRAM PANCHAYAT) 3 The Court made the following order: Challenging the action of respondent No.5 in not allotting the works to any bidder, who submitted their bids, in pursuant to the Tender Notification dated 20.03.2023 issued vide ROC No.10/2023 and also not even allotting the works to the petitioners, who submitted the lowest bid i.e., Rs.233/- and Rs.222/- per person in pursuant to the Tender Notification dated 20.03.2023 to maintain water supply and also maintaining street lights from 01.04.2023 to 01.03.2024, the present Writ Petition has been filed. When the matter is taken up for consideration today, Sri Y.Koteswara rao, learned standing counsel for Gram Panchayat, submits that the said Tender Notification has been withdrawn. Recording the said submission, since the Tender Notification has been withdrawn, there remains nothing for adjudication in this matter. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI 08.12.2025 MP 4 36 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 9821 OF 2023 Dated: 08.12.2025 MP