IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.14761 of 2001 Between: V. Narayanaswamy Naidu, S/o. V.Siddaiah Naidu, Gandlakothuru Village, Kukkalapalli Post, Yadamari Mandalam, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, New Delhi. 2 Dealer Selection Board, Rep. by its Chairman, Vijayawada-II, H.P.C.L., Tadepalle Installation on G.N.T. Road towards Guntur (via) Krishna Barrage, Guntur District - 522 501. 3 Non-member Secretary, Dealer Selection Board, Vijayawada-II, H.P.C.L., Tadepalle Installation on G.N.T. Road, Towards Guntur (via) Krishna Barrage, Guntur District - 522 501. 4 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Limited, Vijayawada Regional Office, Kattubadipalem, Kondapalli, Krishna District - 522 228. 5 I.V. Chalapathi, Palamaner, Chittoor District. 6 S.Bhaskar Naidu, S/o. S.Ramachandra Naidu, Samanatham Village, Puthalpattu Post and Mandal, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. 7 V.Vedavathi, 6-11-128, Chennareddy Colony, Tirupathi, Chittoor District. .....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 may be pleased to issue a writ, direction or order preferably in the nature of Mandamus declaring the selection of the Respondents 5 to 7 as Nos.1, 2 and 3 in the selection made for the issuance of retail outlet for Bangarupalyam dealership belonging to the 4th Respondent Corporation in pursuance of the interview held on 13-6-2001 by the 2nd Respondent and the publication made by the 3rd Respondent in the notice board of his oﬃce selecting the Respondents 5 to 7 as being violative of Arts. 14, 19(1)(g) and 21 of the Constitution, without selecting the petitioner for the said dealership and set aside the same and forbid the 4th Respondent from proceeding further in pursuance of the selection made by the 2nd Respondent as published by the 3rd Respondent in respect of Respondents 5 to 7 as Nos. 1, 2 and 3, dated 13-6-2001. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.N.SRINIVASAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.B.V.RAM NARESH KUMAR The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.14761 of 2001 ORDER: When the matter has been taken up for hearing on 27-08- 2008, none appeared for the petitioner and, therefore, the matter was directed to be posted under the caption “for dismissal”. Today also, when the matter is taken up for hearing, neither learned counsel for the petitioner is present nor is there any representation on his behalf. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed for default. However, the interim order granted on 19-07-2001 stands vacated. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________ 06-09-2008 Prv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KRD}