IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY MONDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION No.4973 of 2008 Date: 10.03.2008 Between: Shymala Sundara Reddy … Petitioner AND The Joint Collector (Civil Supplies), Khammam, Khammam District & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri K. Jagadishwar Reddy for Sri A. Rajashekar Reddy Counsel for respondents 2&3: Sri D. Linga Rao Standing counsel This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4973 of 2008 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not considering the petitioner’s representation dated 24.09.2007, as illegal and arbitrary. Heard Sri K. Jagadishwar Reddy representing Sri A.Rajashekar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri D. Linga Rao, learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 3. At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner will be satisfied if respondent Nos.2 and 3 consider his representation dated 24.09.2007. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel, the writ petition is disposed of without going into the merits of the case by directing respondent Nos.2 and 3 to dispose of the petitioner’s representation dated 24.09.2007. It is made clear that in the event the respondents reject the petitioner’s request for reference of the dispute for arbitration, liberty is given to the petitioner to invoke the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 for reference of the dispute for arbitration. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.6449 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 10.03.2008 ES