In Writ Petition No. 4656 of 2008, the petitioner challenged the government's tender schedule for textbooks. The High Court held that the cause of action did not survive for adjudication on merits and dismissed the petition as infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)
FRIDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI
WRIT PETITION No. 4656 of 2008
Between:
M/s. Dachepalli Publishers Pvt. Ltd., A company incorporated under the Indian Companies Act 1956, with its Office Situated at 7-1-693, Market S4treet, Secunderabad-500 003 Rep. by its Managing Director Sri D. Vinod Kumar
..... PETITIONER
AND
1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Education (SE &TBP) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad.
2 The Director , Directorate of A.P. Government Tex Book PRess, Mint Compound, Hyderabad. 3 The Director of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad.
.....RESPONDENT(S)
Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of respondent Nos. 1 and 2 in releasig the tender scheduleto the petitioner only opn 29-2-2008 with the last date of submission as 5-3-2008 granting only three working days time to submit the tender as arbitrary, illegal and violative of fundamentala rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles 14, 19 (1)(g) and 300(A) of Constitution of India and direct the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to extent time period by 15 days and also direct the respondents to provide the copies of model text books from Class I to X for the three academic years i.e, 2008-2009 , 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 or pass
Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE
Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR EDUCATION
The Court made the following :
THE HON’BLE Ms.JUSTICE G.ROHINI
WRIT PETITION No.4656 of 2008
ORDER:
It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication on merits.
2. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs.
_____________________ JUSTICE G. ROHINI 05.06.2009. Msr/Ivd
THE HON’BLE Ms.JUSTICE G.ROHINI
WRIT PETITION No.4656 of 2008
05.06.2009 (Msr/Ivd)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition survives for adjudication on merits in the context of the public tender process.
M/s. Dachepalli Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
The Government of Andhra Pradesh
G. ROHINI
As recorded by the court registry
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