M/S. Sunder And Company ( A Partnership Firm ) v. Union Of India Represented By Its Secretary To The

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD

FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA & THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH * * * * WRIT PETITION No.22972 of 2015 BETWEEN M/s. Sunder & Company.

... PETITIONER AND Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary to Government, Ministry of Steel & Heavy Industries, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi and others.

...RESPONDENTS DATE OF JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED: 13.08.2015 SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR 1.

Whether Reporters of Local newspapers may be allowed to see the Judgments?

No 2.

Whether the copies of judgment may be marked to Law Reporters/Journals?

No

3.

Whether Their Ladyship/Lordship wish to see the fair copy of the Judgment?

No ORDER:

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr. V. Ravinder Rao for respondents 2 and 3 and Mr. N.V. Subba Raju for respondent No.4.

2. The relief sought for by the petitioner is primarily against respondents 2 and 3 on the ground that they are not returning the bank guarantees furnished though the contract is concluded.

It is asserted by all the learned counsel that the bank guarantees have, admittedly, expired on 27.07.2015 and are not any more enforceable.

3. Learned standing counsel for respondents 2 and 3 states that respondents 2 and 3 would return the bank guarantees as per procedure. Hence, petitioner is at liberty to approach respondents 2 and 3 for return of the bank guarantees.

The writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel, the miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J August 13, 2015

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