APHC010399652025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA WRIT PETITION No: Between: 1. SUJALA PIPES PRIVATE LIMITED, A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT C BOMMALASATRAM, NANDYAL ANDHRA PRADESH, RE SIGNATORY SRI Y.MAHESWARA REDDY. 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4. ANDHRA PRADESH STATE AGRO INDUSTRIES DEVELO CORPORATION LTD, AT GL, G2, 101, PRIME HILL CREST, VADDESWARAM, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS VICE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA WRIT PETITION No: 20263 of 2025 SUJALA PIPES PRIVATE LIMITED, A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT C-1, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BOMMALASATRAM, NANDYAL-518502, NANDYAL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY SRI Y.MAHESWARA REDDY. ...PETITIONER AND THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. THE COMMISSIONER, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ANDHRA PRADESH STATE AGRO INDUSTRIES DEVELO CORPORATION LTD, AT GL, G2, 101, PRIME HILL CREST, VADDESWARAM, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS VICE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR. ...RESPONDENT(S): IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3209] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA SUJALA PIPES PRIVATE LIMITED, A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956, 1, INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, 518502, NANDYAL DISTRICT, PRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED ...PETITIONER THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THE COMMISSIONER, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE AGRO INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD, AT GL, G2, 101, PRIME HILL CREST, VADDESWARAM, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS VICE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. Mr.SOMISETTY GANESH BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR AGRICULTURE 3. Mr.MANIKANTESWARA RAO KOTHA 3 The Court made the following order: The present writ petition is filed aggrieved by the action of the 4th respondent in disqualifying the bids of the petitioner in respect of the Schedule Nos.31, 32, 33 and 34 of Short E-Tender under WDC_PMKSY 2.0 Phase-II, vide No.AP AGROS/ASC/GS/WDC-PMKSY 2.0/2024-25, on various grounds, despite submitting a representation dated 21.07.2025. 2. A learned Judge of this Court on 06.08.2025, granted interim direction to the respondents not to process the tenders in respect of Schedule Nos.31, 32, 33 and 34 of Short E-Tender. The said order is being extended from time to time and the same is in force. 3. Heard Mr.S.Ganesh Babu, learned counsel for the petitioner. 4. However, during the course of arguments, the learned Additional Advocate General, on instructions submits that the 1st respondent is contemplating to withdraw the impugned Notification and issue a fresh short tender notification, more particularly, as the funds allocated by the Central Government are going to lapse. He submits that in view of the interim orders, fresh notification could not be issued and that it would be open to the petitioner also to participate in the pre-bid meeting in respect of the proposed Tender Notification on L1 basis. 5. In the said circumstances and as it is open to the Tendering Authority to withdraw the notification and issue fresh tender notification, this Court, recording the submissions made by the learned Additional Advocate General, 4 deems it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition, without going into merits of the case. 6. It is needless to observe that all the contentions raised in the writ petition are left open to be agitated by the petitioner, if any fresh cause of action arises. The interim orders granted by this Court shall stand dissolved. 7. The EMD and Security Deposits etc., on withdrawal of the Tender Notification impugned in the writ petition shall be returned to the petitioner forthwith. 8. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, all pending applications shall stand dismissed. __________________________ JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA BLV Dt. 28.01.2026. 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA W.P.No. 20263 of 2025 Date: 28.01.2026 BLV