IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 28303 of 2007 Between: M/s.Ambica Oil company , a proprietary concern at Bhavanipuram, Vijayawada, rep.by its proprietor G.N.Narasinga Rao, S/o. G.P.Ranga Rao aged 43 years, D.No.75- 12-34, Bank Centre, Bhavanipuram, Vijayawada ..... PETITIONER AND Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited,rep.by its Chief Regional Manager (Retail), Mangalagiri Road near Sai baba Temple, Tadepalli, Guntur District .....RESPONDENT 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 to issue any appropriate writ order or direction preferably a writ in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the telegram dated 26.12.2007 issued by the respondent to hand over theoutlet i.e. M/s. Ambica Oil Company, Bhavanipuram, Vijayawada on or before 28.12.2007 as being illegal, arbitrary, contrary to principles of natural justice and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent not to take physical possession of the outlet i.e.M/s. Ambicqa Oil Company, Bhavanipuram, Vijayawada, from the petitioner by permitting the petitioner to run the same pursuant to the telegram dated 26.1.2007 pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.SUBRAHMANYAM Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.P.V.SANJAY KUMAR The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the cause in this Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication any longer. Recording the submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. GODA RAGHURAM, J Date: 19.6.2008 cvm