IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.14902 of 2002 Between: M/s.Sri Balaji Filling Station, reptd., by its Proprietor-Sri Dasari Vinnod Sagar, s/o.Nagamanyam, 27 yrs, Business, H.No.19-12/5, Gowtam Nagar, Malkajgiri, Hyderabad-47. … Petitioner And Union of India, reptd., by its Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum, Central Secretariat, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi and another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri P.Kesava Rao. Counsel for the respondents: Sri N.Mohan Venkatachalam for Sri B.Narayana Reddy. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.1 in issuing letter No.P.19011/4/2002-IOC, dated 9-8-2002, directing the Oil Companies to terminate the dealerships of the persons appointed pursuant to the selection made by the Dealer Selection Board, and the consequential action of respondent No.2 in seeking to terminate the petitioner’s dealership, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, Sri P.Kesava Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the Writ Petition was filed under the threat of termination of dealership of the petitioner following the policy decision taken by the Government of India; that subsequently 44 dealers were identified in the State of Andhra Pradesh as having been allotted for political reasons; and that the petitioner did not figure among the said dealers. He, therefore, submitted that the threat, which was the reason for filing of the present Writ Petition, does not exist. In view of the said submission, the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for consideration. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of as infructuous. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:12-2-2009 MNR