Ramesh Ranganathan, J.

1. This appeal, under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent, is preferred against the order passed by the Learned Single Judge in W.P. No.13654 of 2017. The appellant herein is the petitioner in W.P. No.13654 of 2017 wherein he sought a mandamus to declare the action of the Commissioner, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC for short), in not renewing the lease of the Shadhikhana in favour of the petitioner, as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and contrary to G.O.Ms. No.56 dated 05.02.2011. A consequential direction was also sought to the respondents to extend the appellants lease of the Shadhikhana for another three years from 22.04.2017 to 20.04.2020.

2. Facts, as noted in the order under appeal, are that the petitioner was the successful bidder in the tender floated by the respondent-Corporation for leasing out the subject Shadhikhana initially for a period of three years; thereafter the lease period was extended upto 21.04.2008, to compensate for the 208 days during which the respondents had used the subject premises as a D.P.L. centre and for distribution of ration cards; the respondent-Corporation granted further extension of the lease for a peri