IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 10979 of 2005 Between: S.S.Nagajyothi W/o S.V.Srinivas Kumar R/o.Amarapuram, Ananthapur District. ..... PETITIONER AND M/s Hindusthan Petroleum Corporation Limited, rep. by Sr.Divisional Manager,Vijayawada LPG RO Industrial dev. Area, Kondapalli, Krishna District. C.T. is amended as per court order dt. 27-6-2005 in WPMP 17174 of 2005 .....RESPONDENT 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 call for the records from the respondent pursuant to the notification dt.31.1.2004 in relation to the award of LPG distributorship, proposed at Amapuram at Ananthapur District and declare the action of the respondent authorities in issuing the notification dt.26.3.2005 cancelling the proposed distributorship at Amarapuram, Ananthapur District as arbitrary, malafide, illegal and unconstitutional with a consequential direction to the respondent to consider the petitioners case for awarding the LOPG distributorship at Amarapuram, Ananthapur District and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: Ms.H.SRINIVASA RAO&VIJAYALAKSHMI Counsel for the Respondents: Mr.O.MANOHER REDDY The Court made the following : ORDER: None appears. Petitioner questions the notification, dated 26-03-2005, cancelling the earlier notification, dated 31-01-2004, insofar as seven marketing plan locations including Amarapuram mandal, as illegal, and arbitrary. Counter has been filed stating that seven locations were found to be wrongly categorized and therefore, the impugned notification, dated 26-03-2005, has been issued intimating cancellation of selection process for seven locations specifically stating that the same was necessitated by the change in category, and the application fee was also refunded to them. It is stated that there is no mala fide intention in cancelling the notification as errors were detected in categorization of the locations as reflected in the earlier notification, dated 31-01-2004. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, Writ Petition is devoid of merits and accordingly the same is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J 10th March, 2008 Tsy