THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY W.P. No. 3712 of 2002 Dated: 11—08—2005. Between: M. Akbar …Petitioner. A n d The Chief Divisional Manager, Divisional Officer, 3-6-436, II Floor, I.O.C, Ltd., Narsapur House, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad and others. …Respondents. The Hon’ble Sri Justice B. Sudershan Reddy W.P. No. 3712 of 2002 O R D E R: The petitioner invokes the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court with a prayer to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 3 in selecting and appointing the 4th respondent herein as a Dealer for allotting the retail outlet at Kohir village of Medak District. The whole of the writ petition is based on the assertion that the petitioner is a resident of Kohir village and therefore the respondents 1 to 3 ought to have given preference to him in the place of 4th respondent for selection and appointment of dealer for allotment of retail outlet at Kohir village. But, the petitioner miserably failed to establish that he is a resident of that particular village. According to the guidelines issued by the respondents 1 to 3, the proof of nativity certificate is to be obtained from the Mandal Revenue Officer and not from the Gram Panchayat. The petitioner, in the instant case, obtained nativity certificate from the Gram Panchayat, which is rightly not taken into consideration by respondents 1 to 3 for selection of the petitioner as dealer. For the aforesaid reasons, I find no merit in the writ petition and the same shall accordingly stand dismissed. ____________________ B. Sudershan Reddy, J. Date: 11—08—2005. MVB.