(Order of the Court was made by Rajiv Shakdher, J.)
1. After some arguments, Mr.Sathish Parasaran, learned Senior Counsel, who appears for the appellant, seeks permission to withdraw the writ appeal with liberty to approach the respondents for extension of time for submitting the bid.
2. Accordingly, the writ appeal is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the appellant to approach the respondents. We make it clear that this is not a direction of the Court to the respondents. The respondents will be free to exercise their own discretion in the matter. There shall, however, be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.
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1.The Managing Director, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, No.1, Pumping Station Road, Chintadripet, Chennai - 600 002.
2.The Superintending Engineer, (Contracts and Monitoring) Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, No.1, Pumping Station Road, Chintadripet, Chennai - 600 002.
RAJIV SHAKDHER, J.
and ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.
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