IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 3595 of 2010 Between: Korisapati Shekar Babu S/o.Arjuna Rao R/o.Srinagar, Ongole, Prakasham District ..... Petitioner AND 1. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., 17th Jenshed Tata Road,Mumbai-400020, rep.by its General Manager 2. The Senior Regional Manager, Vijayawada Retail Regional Office, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd Mangalagiri Road, Thadepalli, Guntur 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 may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the letter in Ref.VJRO:NCK:RET dated 12.12.2009 issued by the 2nd respondent rejecting the petitioner’s application for selection and appointment as dealer of HPCL retail outlet/pump to be established at Surareddipalem, Ongole Mandal, Prakasam District as contrary to law and arbitrary, and consequentially direct the respondents to consider the petitioner’s candidature for dealership of the said HPCL retail outlet/petrol bunk and to pass The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support there of and upon hearing the arguments of SRI. VENKATESWARLU POSANI, Advocate for the Petitioner and Sri. Thoom Srinivas, Standing Counsel for HPCL, for the Respondents, the Court made the following ORDER: Post after two (2) weeks. In the meanwhile, the petitioner shall be interviewed. However, the participation of the petitioner, in the interview, shall be subject to the further orders, that may be passed by this court. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The General Manager, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., 17th Jenshed Tata Road,Mumbai-400020. 2. The Senior Regional Manager, Vijayawada Retail Regional Office, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd Mangalagiri Road, Thadepalli, Guntur District. 3. One CC to SRI. VENKATESWARLU POSANI, Advocate (OPUC) 4. One spare copy. BRT HIGH COURT LNRJ DATED: 18-2-2010 NOTE: POST AFTER TWO WEEKS ORDER: WP.NO.3595 OF 2010 DIRECTION HIGH COURT BRT DRAFTED ON: 18-2-2010 LNRJ DATED: 18-2-2010 NOTE: POST AFTER TWO WEEKS ORDER: WP.NO.3595 OF 2010 DIRECTION