HON’BLE MRS JUSTI CE SUREPALLI NANDA WRI T PETI TI ON No.16640 OF 2016

ORDER:

Heard Mr. P.Shashidhar Reddy, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner and Mr.P.Sri Harsha Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Singareni Collieries, appearing on behalf of the Respondent Nos.1 to 3.

2. The petitioner approached the court seeking the prayer as under:

“.......to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings issued by the Respondents vide RGI/MOC/G-13/CT/1289, dated 03.05.2016 as illegal, void, arbitrary and against the principle of natural-justice and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents not to recover the amount of Rs. 55.59 Lakhs from bills payable to the petitioner towards Transportation charges and pass such other order or orders may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.”.

3. The case of the Petitioner, in brief, as per the averments made in the affidavit filed by the Petitioner in support of the present w rit petition is as under :

a) It is the case of the petitioner that, in response to the Tender Enquiry notice issued by the Singareni Collieries Company Ltd., d