IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 8096 of 2005 BETWEEN: 1 M/s. Padmanabha Enterprises, IOC Distributor, rep by Proprietor Sri M. Ramanaiah Naidu, S/o M.N.V.S. Murthy, Bhantumilli road, Gudiwada, Krishna District. 2 M/s. Sai Survarna Indane Gas Services, IOC Distributor, rep by Proprietor, Smt. V. Lavanya, W/o V. Vijaya Kumar, Eluru Road, Gudiwada, Krishna District 3 M/s. Ayyappa Enterprises HPC Distributor, rep by Proprietrix, Smt. V. Radhika, D/o Raghuram Brahmam, Mudinepalli Bypass Road, Gudiwada, Krishna District 4 M/s. Vijaya Gas Company HPC Distributor, rep by Prop. P. Laxmana Rao, 9-146, Gudiwada, Krishna District ... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Joint Collector, Krishna District at Machilipatnam. 2 Mr. L. Arun Kumar, S/o Venkata Ramaiah, Bharat Petroleum Distributor, Gudlavalleru, Krishna District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ or order in the nature of Mandamus, to seaside the1st respondent's Proc. dated 21-03-2005 in Rc. B2/1067/2004 in interfering with the business activities of the petitioners herein as illegal, arbitrary, violative of principles of Natural justice and Violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.V.A.PADMANABHAM Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: ORDER: None appears. 2. Petitioners question action of the first respondent in directing to close down the extension counter operations. 3. The first respondent passed the impugned order dated 21.03.2005 directing to close down the extension counter to supply LPG cylinders connections on the ground that the concerned gas company has appointed the second respondent as Bharat Petroleum distributor for the extended area. 4. Once the dealer has been appointed in any area where there was no regular dealer, the said dealers who were permitted to extend their operation cannot object for the said appointment, as they have no vested right or accrued right. Therefore, I am of the opinion that the petitioners are not entitled for any relief in the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J April 29, 2008 DSK