IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 2998 of 2008 Between: Sai Krishna Indane Gas Agency, Vakadu, Nellore District, Rep. by its Proprietor, K. Anuradha, W/o. P. Venkateswara Reddy, Aged about 35 years. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of INdia, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Sastry Bhavan, Ballard Estate, Bandra, Mumbai. 2 M/s. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Rep. byits Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Bhavan, Ballard Estate, Bandra, Mumbai. 3 M/s. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Rep. by its Regional Manager, Ananthapur, L.P.G., Regional Office, R.R. Mansion, 1-4- 609, 2nd Floor, HLC Colony, Ananathapur - 515 004. .....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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the notification dated 1-10-2007 published in Deccan Chronicle in so far as it relate to the appointment of HPCL Distributor at Kota Mandal of Nellore District, which is shown against S.No. 61 in the said notification, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents 2 and 3 not to appoint their Distributor at Kota Mandal, Nellore District. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.SUDHAKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.M.RAVINDRANATH REDDY The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner questioning the action of the respondents in issuing notification dated 1.10.2007 published in Deccan Chronicle so far as it relates to the appointment of HPCL Distributor at Kota Mandal of Nellore District. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Solicitor General of India and the learned standing counsel for respondent Corporation. This court while admitting the writ petition on 14.2.2008 directed that the gas distributionship insofar as Kota Mandal is concerned, shall not be finalized pending further orders. Today, when the writ petition is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in W.P.No.22372 of 2007 and batch dated 25.7.2008 and following the same, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed following the judgment of this Court in W.P.No.22372 of 2007 and batch dated 25.7.2008. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.20.2.2009 msv