IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND NINE WRIT PETITION No.1515 of 2004 Between: Sri Sai Service Station, Indian Oil Dealer, S.V. Puram, Vadamalapet Mandal, Chittoor District. … Petitioner And The Senior Divisional Retail Sales Manager, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Divisional Office, Vijayawada & 3 others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri K. Shivasankar for Sri G. Krishna Murthy Counsel for the respondents: Sri Thoom Srinivas This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1515 of 2004 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to set aside order dated 21.01.2004 passed by respondent No.1, whereby the petitioner was directed to stop sales from its retail outlet. At the hearing, it has been submitted by the learned counsel for both the parties that in pursuance of the interim suspension granted by this Court, not only the sales have been continued by the petitioner, but also the further proceedings have been stalled. More than five years had elapsed since passing of the impugned order and the further proceedings initiated against the petitioner have come to a standstill all these years. Inasmuch as, the respondents are entitled to proceed against the petitioner for the alleged violation of the marketing guidelines, no purpose will be served by keeping the writ petition pending. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with the direction to the respondents to complete the enquiry and pass appropriate order within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, after considering the objections, if any filed by the petitioner. Since the petitioner is permitted to conduct sales pending writ petition, in the interests of justice, he is permitted to continue the sales until enquiry is completed and a final order is passed by respondent No.1. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.1985 of 2004 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 26.11.2009 ES