APHC010103412023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 5231/2023 Between: 1. GARAPATI CONSTRUCTIONS, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER SRI GARAPATI SURYA KIRAN KUMAR, S/O. DASARATHA RAMAIAH CHOWDARY AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. DOOR NO. 6-3, FLAT NO. 102, 1ST FLOOR, VIBHA PRIDE APARTMENT, NEAR HP PETROL BUNK, BANDAR ROAD, GANDIGUNTA, VUYYURU MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYATH RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT, CHILAKALAPUDI AT MACHILIPATNAM. 3. THE ENGINEER IN CHIEF, RURAL WATER SUPPLY (RWS), GOLLAPUDI, NTR DISTRICT. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RWS AND S DIVISION, MACHILIPATNAM AT GUDIWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 5. THE DISTRICT RWS ENGINEER, MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 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 topleased to issue Writ or Direction especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents more particularly the 4th respondent in cancelling the Tender vide ID No. 585764 regarding work of replacement of Pipeline due to widening of R and B Road (7.00 KM to 15.24 KM) from Nagayalanka to Koduru of Avanigadda Constituencynwithout assigning any reasons as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article 14 of Constitution of India and violative of Tender conditions and consequently direct the respondents to proceed with the Tender and allot the same to the petitioner and to 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 pleased to direct the respondents to grant stay of all further proceedings in pursuance of Impugned e-mail of the 4th respondent dated 14.02.2023 in cancelling Tender vide Tender ID No. 585764 work for replacement of Pipeline due to widening of R & B Road (7.00 KM to 15.24 KM) from Nagayalanka to Koduru of Avanigadda Constituency in favour of the petitioner and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. B S N NAIDU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV The Court made the following order: Sri B.S.N.Naidu, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that by efflux of time, the cause in the writ petition does not survive and hence, the same is now rendered infructuous. 2. Recording the above submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. 3 As a sequel, all the pending miscellaneous petitions shall stand closed. ______________________ SUBBA REDDY SATTI, J Dated: 28.01.2026 SNI 4 6 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION No.5231 of 2023 Dated: 28.01.2026 SNI