IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) THURSDAY THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT : THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE : GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No. 28296 of 2009 Between: K. B. Transport, a partnership Firm, rep by its Managing Partner, K.V. Rathaiah, S/o Ramakrishnaiah, R/o D. No. 23-33/7, Jyothi Nagar, Ramachandrapuram, Hyderabad - 32 ..... Petitioner AND 1. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., (Marketing Division), Andhra Pradesh State office at 3-6-436, 2nd & 3rd Floor, Naspur House, Hymayat Nagar, Hyderabad, rep by its General Manager 2. The Chief Terminal Manager, Hyderabad Terminal, Survey No. 183, IDA-Phase- III, Cherlpalli, Hyderabad .....Respondent(s) 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 a writ in the nature of a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ direction order or orders declaring the action of the respondents in not returning Truck Tank No. A.P.23V.3357 after unloading the oil to the petitioner and demanding Rs. 3,63,777/- form the petitioner as difference of the cost of Oil and withholding payment of bills as wholly arbitrary, illegal, without jurisdiction and void and consequently direct the respondents to release the TT No. A.P.23V. 3357 and pay the amount due on all the 3 tankers from July 2009 The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein, and upon hearing the arguments of Sri M.P. Chandramouli Advocate for the petitioner, and Sri R. Raghunandan, SC for IOC, for the Respondent, the Court made the following ORDER: “At the request of the learned standing counsel, the matter is adjourned to 15-02-2010. If he does not receive any instructions, the interim order, as prayed for, will be grated.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The General Manager, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., (Marketing Division), Andhra Pradesh State office at 3-6-436, 2nd & 3rd Floor, Naspur House, Hymayat Nagar, Hyderabad 2. The Chief Terminal Manager, Hyderabad Terminal, Survey No. 183, IDA-Phase- III, Cherlpalli, Hyderabad 3. One CC to Sri M.P. Chandramouli, Advocate (OPUC) 4. One Spare Copy Skm HIGH COURT TGK,J Drafted by: skm Drafted on: 11-02-2010 DATED: 11-02-2010 ORDER W.P.NO. 28296 OF 2010 DIRECTION