APHC010709932016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 2914/2016 Between: 1. G.K.ENTER PRISES,, REP., BY ITS SOLE PROPRIETOR C. GOPI KRISHNA, S/O. LATE RAJA GOPAL NAIDU, AGED 38 YEARS, R/O. D.NO:1-159, VEDANTAPURA AGRAHARAM, TIRUPATI RURAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, A.P. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP., BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT., ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, ANDHRA PRADESH SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF ENDOWMENTS, GOVERNMENT OF A.P., BOGGULAKUNTA, HYDERABAD. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF ENDOWMENTS, GOVERNMENT OF A.P., CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, A.P. 4. THE SWAYAMBHU SRI VARASIDDI VINAYAKA SWAMY, VARI DEVASTHANAM, KANIPAKAM, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, STATE OF A.P., REP., BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER, 5. SREE VINAYAKA AGENCIES SUMATHI TRADERS, REP., BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, MR. M.SRIHARI S/O. NOT KNCLW TO THE PETITIONER AGED ABOUT 45. 0/O. D.NO:19-10-25, NEW INDRA NAGAR, LST FLOOR AIR BYE PASS ROAD, TIRUPATI ...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 toto issue a writ in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction, order or orders declaring the incorporation of condition that the tenders should have an annual Turnover of food grains of Rs.5/- crores in the supply of food grains to the temples in each of the last three years 2012-13; 2013-14 and 2014-2015 is the eligibility criteria in the tender notification issued by the 4th respondent in the FILE/NIT Number.KNP/Provisions/2016 for procurement of Rice, Sugar. etc., for the period from 01-4-2016 to 31-3-2017 as wholly arbitrary, illegal without jurisdiction and void and consequently direct the 4th respondent to proceed with the procurement with the eligibility criteria applied for the last year IA NO: 1 OF 2016(WVMP 559 OF 2016 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 IA NO: 2 OF 2016(WPMP 3653 OF 2016 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 stay all further proceedings in pursuant to the `e' tender notification issued by the 4th respondent in FILE/NIT Number.KNP/Provisions/2016 for procurement of Rice, Sugar and other articles for the period from 1-4-2016 to 31-3-2017 IA NO: 3 OF 2016(WVMP 4036 OF 2016 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 Vacate the interim order passed in WPMP No. of 2016 in the writ petition No.2914 of 2016 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M P CHANDRAMOULI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ENDOWMENTS (AP) 2. E SAMBASIVA PRATAP 3. A SREEKANTH REDDY(SC FOR ENDOW RS) The Court made the following: 3 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 2914/2016 ORDER: None appeared for the petitioner. Heard the learned Government Pleader and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 2. Learned Government Pleader and the learned Standing Counsel submits that the matter pertains to the tender notification for procurement of rice, sugar for the period from 01.04.2016 to 31.03.2017. 3. On perusal of the record, it seems that the writ petition is filed challenging the tender proceedings issued for the period 01.04.2016 to 31.03.2017. The said period was lapsed a decade ago, as such no cause survives for further adjudication. The writ petition becomes infructuous. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. __________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 27.02.2026 TPS/BSP 4 22 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 2914/2016 27.02.2026 TPS/BSP