IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 2101 of 2001 Between: D.U.B. Vinod Rao S/o Hullakki R/o Janagareddygudem, West Gidavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Govt Of India Rep By Its Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Chemicals Central Secretariat, New Delhi. 2 The Delears Selection Board Rep. By Its Member Secretary, Flat No.401 Beach Road, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. 3 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Rep. By Its Senior Regional Manager, Visakhapatnam. .....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 to issue a writ order or direction more aprticularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner for awarding a Retaial Outlet Dealership of H.P.C. at Koyyalagudem of West Godavari District by declaring the action of the respondents in not including teh name of the petitioner as one of the eligible candidates to be considered for allotment of dealership as illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, irrational, apart from violation of Artilces 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: None appeared Counsel for the Respondents: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner questions the action of the respondents in not considering his name as one of the eligible candidates for allotment of retail outlet dealership of HPC. None appears for the petitioner. Having regard to the facts of the case, as the interviews for selection of the said dealership had already been conducted on 08.01.2001 and the petitioner has not taken any steps to question the said final selection, the subject matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. Date:04.04.2008 Ccm To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RAGHU}