Appeals preferred to a Division Bench under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent by the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the successful bidders at the auction were dismissed, Further appeals preferred to this Court under Article 136 of the Constitution by the Government and the successful bidders were dismissed by us on 25th April, 1980 with a direction that the reduction should be held within three weeks from that date, Some of the unsuccessful bidders who were the original petitioners before the High Court and who were represented before us by Counsel gave an undertaking through their Counsel that they would offer security in a sum of Rs.
The facts are these On an application made by seventeen unsuccessful bidders, a learned Single Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh issued a wit under Article 226 of the Constitution quashing an excise auction held on 21st and 22nd September, 1979 and directing that a reauction should be held within fifteen days.
They moved the Vacation Judge of the High Court on May 28 1980 i.e. on the very day fixed for the reauctioa foe staying the re auction.
33 lakhs within one week from 21st April, 1980 and that they would start the bids at the reauctian in such a way that the aggregate amount of the bids would number be less than 35 Lakhs.
The learned Judge stayed the resuction.
Subsequently on being mentioned, a works further time was granted for furnishing the security.
This numberification was published on May 15 1980, Two persons K. Racdurangam and SJ Mallik, claiming to be Excise companyn actors who intended to participate in the reaction, filed a Writ petition in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on May 26, 1980 for quashing the numberification issued by the Excise Commissioner.
Nor had they got themselves impleaded in the proceedings at any stage In fact in the affidavit filed by them in support of their writ petition they do number even mention that they had participated in the earlier auction.
