The petitioner came to challenge the two orders in the above writ petitions.
Two generators were to be erected in the hospital.
He also challenged the validity of the interim report.
It would appear that several people had submitted their tenders and the initial estimate was of Rs.15 lakhs and odd for one set of the generator.
These special leave petitions arise from the judgment of the Andhra Pradesh High Court made on 23.4.1996 in W.P. Nos.8274 and 8715/96.
Subsequently, it would appear that the estimate was increased to Rs.21 lakhs per set.
The petitioner was required to submit the report on the estimates.
In the writ petitions, the petitioner challenged the companystitutionality of Sections 3, 4, 7 and 12 of the Act as ultra vires Articles 14s 16, 19, 21, 226 and 311 of the Constitution of India.
In furtherance thereof, the Petitioner submitted of the report to the Superintendent Engineer and tenders were called for.
After companyducting preliminary investigation, the Lokayukta came to submit his interim order dated March 29, 1996 prohibiting purchase of the two sets and also by interim report dated April 6, 1996 directed the Government either to suspend the petitioner or to transfer him and to take similar action on the Superintendent Engineer as well.
An order was made by the Government on April 21 1936 in GOMS No.62 granting certain amount to the Director of Medical Education for expansion be the works in the Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad.
