IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 12750 of 2001 Between: M/s Lakshmi Gas Agencies, Rep by its Manging Partner, ABV Suresh, S/o A.Laxminaryana Setty, aged 33yrs, Business, 40-30, Park Road, Kurnool. ..... PETITIONER AND The Dy.Director of Social Welfare, (FAC), Kurnool. .....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 wrti, order or diection, more particularly in the nature of writ of certiorari and call for the records on the file of the respondent issued in Rc.No.A2/527/98 dt 17-5-2001 and also Rc.No.A2/527/98 dt 15-6-2001 and QUASH the same and grant any appropriate writ, order or direction Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.A.SURYANARAYANA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VEENA} THE HON’BLE JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO.12750 OF 2001 ORDER: None appears for the petitioner. The petitioner questions the notice issued by the Deputy Director of Social Welfare, Kurnool, dated 17-5-2001 informing the petitioner that the supply of gas cylinders by the petitioner to the Social Welfare Hostels is no more required and requested to take back the deposit made by him. Followed by the said notice, another Savingram dated 15-6-2001 was also issued, stating that exhaust the gas cylinders available with him and take back the money. While admitting the writ petition, interim stay of the said orders was granted on 27-6-2001, but on filing the vacate stay petition in WVMP.No.3521 of 2001, this Court vacated the interim stay on 9-4-2002, holding that in the absence of any contract governed by any statute, the petitioner cannot insist that he should be allowed to supply the gas to the Social Welfare Hostels. Admittedly, there is no any subsisting contract between the petitioner and the respondents. Therefore, in the absence of any subsisting contract, the petitioner cannot question the said intimations entitling him to supply the gas cylinders continuously. In the absence of any agreement or contract subsisting among the parties, the petitioner is not entitled to any relief. The writ petition is dismissed accordingly. No order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J Date:17-07-2008. Shr. ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Dy.Director of Social Welfare, (FAC), Kurnool. 2.2CCs to 3.2CD copies