IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 16015 of 2000 Between: M/s.Chowdary Agencies, a Partnership Firm rep. by its Managing Partner, Sri P.Venkateswar Rao, S/o.Ramanna, Hindu, aged about 50 years, R/o.Devarapalli, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Commissioner, Civil Supplies, A.P., Somajiguda, Hyderabad. 2. The Hindusthan Petroleum Corporation Limited, rep. by its Regional Managar, Petro Nilayam, Opp : Andhra University, Campus, Visakhapatnam. 3. State Level Co-ordinator, C/o.Hindusthan Petroleum Corporation Limited, III, Chandralok Complex, S.D.Road, Visakhapatnam. 4. M/s.Yalakshmi Oil Stores, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Dealers, rep. by B.V.Anjaneyulu, S/o.Venkanna, Hindu, aged about 54 years, Yernagudem, Devarapally Mandal, W.G.District. 5. The Joint Collector, Eluru, West Godavari District. .. RESPONDENTS 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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction declaring the inaction of the respondents 2, 3 and 5 in not preventing the respondent No.4 from selling HSD at its old retail outlet at Yernagudem even after its re-sitement to the extent of High Speed Diesel as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents 2, 3 and 5 to take an immediate measures for stopping the sales of HSD at old retail outlet of respondent No.4 at Yernagudem in terms of Circular CCS.REF.No.1053/99 dt.29-11-1999 of the 1st respondent. Counsel for the Petitioner :MR.C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 5 : G.P. FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES. Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 and 3 : Sri P.V.SANJAY KUMAR SC FOR H.P.C. LTD., Counsel for the Respondent No.4 : MR.N.SIVA REDDY The Court made the following : O R D E R : The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that having regard to the subsequent removal of complaint filed by the petitioner, the Writ Petition has become infructuous. Recording the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _____________ 26-07-2004 prv ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Commissioner, Civil Supplies, A.P., Somajiguda, Hyderabad. 2. The Joint Collector, Eluru, West Godavari District. 3. 2CCs to G.P. for Civil Supplies, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad, (OUT). 4. The Regional Manager, The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Petro Nilayam, Opp : Andhra University, Campus, Visakhapatnam. 5. State Level Co-ordinator, C/o.Hindusthan Petroleum Corporation Limited, III, Chandralok Complex, S.D.Road, Visakhapatnam. 6. 2CD copies