IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 10456 of 2000 Between: M/s V.Bhaskar Naidu & Co., a Partnership firm, Rep. by its Partner V.Amarendra Naidu, S/o.V.Bhaskar Naidu,R/o. 10-190, Gandhi Road, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Vijayawada Retail Territory, 1st Floor, Kiladri Estates Officer Complex, M.G.Road, Labbipet, Vijayawada. rep. by its Territory Manager (Retail) .....RESPONDENT 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 any appropriate writ, order or direction, preferably a Writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not supplying Motor Spirit/Unleaded petrol and High Speed Diesel to the petitioner firm's outlet situated at Pendumuru Cross, Murakambattu, Chittoor Mandal and District as being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India as well as principles of Natural justice and consequently direct the respondent to supply the said products to the petitioner firm outlet stated above and to pass such further or other orders as this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondent: MR.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE The Court made the following : O R D E R: Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the same, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. ___________________ (R.SUBHASH REDDY,J) Date:7th July, 2005. ghn To 1. The Territory Manager (Retail),Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Vijayawada Retail Territory, 1st Floor, Kiladri Estates Officer Complex, M.G.Road, Labbipet,Vijayawada. 2 Two C.D copies.