IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.34555 of 1997 Between: Ch.N.V. Satyanarayana Reddy, S/o. China Subbi Reddy, R/o. Ravulapalem, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Rep. by its Chairman, Registered Office, 70 Jamshedji Tata Road, Bombay-400 020. 2 hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., (South) Zonal Office, I Floor, P.B.No. 2243, 861, Anna Salai Madras - 600 002. 3 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., East Zone, Zonal Office, No. 6, Church Lane, PB No. 146, Calcutta - 700 001. 4 Oil Selection Board (South) Indian Oil bhawan, 8th Floor, 139, Nungambakkam, Madras - 600 034. 5 The Branch Manager, A.P.Coordinator, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Registered Office, Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad. 6 Senior Regional Manager, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Regional Office, P.B. No. 135, Visakhapatnam. 7 Senior Sales Officer, hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 8 Mrs Sujatha Reddy, W/o. Nallamalli Satyanarayana Reddy, Gnanpur Badholi District (Varnasi District), Uttar Pradesh or Ramachandrapuram Village & Mandal, Pasalapudi Border, East 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 to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the action of Respondents 1-7 in appointing the 8th Respondent as a Retail Outlet Dealer at Ravulapadu Village without considering the case of the other persons including the petitioner as arbitrary, illegal, unjust, mala fide, violative of fundamental rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles 14, 19(i)(g) and 21 of the Constitution of India, violative of principles of natural justice, contrary to the dirctions of this Honourable Court in W.A.No. 660/96 as confirmed by Supreme Court in SLP No. 16274/96 and issue a consequential direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment as a Retail Outlet Dealer after following the due process of selection Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.SRINIVAS REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following: Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KRD} THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.34555 of 1997 ORDER: The petitioner questions the allotment of the retail outlet dealership at Ravulapadu village in favour of third party i.e. 8th respondent. But in the counter affidavit, it is stated that the said retail outlet dealership was allotted in favour of one Konala Prabhakar Reddy and presently he has been running the said retail outlet under the name and style of M/s.Savithri Petro Filling Station. The said selectee/allottee is not a party to the present writ petition, and therefore, the petitioner is not entitled for any relief without impleading him as party to the present writ petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to file a fresh writ petition by impleading the retail outlet owner. No order as to costs. ___________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J Dated: 09.06.2008 Dsr ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Rep. by its Chairman, Registered Office, 70 Jamshedji Tata Road, Bombay-400 020. 2 hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., (South) Zonal Office, I Floor, P.B.No. 2243, 861, Anna Salai Madras - 600 002. 3 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., East Zone, Zonal Office, No. 6, Church Lane, PB No. 146, Calcutta - 700 001. 4 Oil Selection Board (South) Indian Oil bhawan, 8th Floor, 139, Nungambakkam, Madras - 600 034. 5 The Branch Manager, A.P.Coordinator, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Registered Office, Sarojini Devi Road, Secunderabad. 6 Senior Regional Manager, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Regional Office, P.B. No. 135, Visakhapatnam. 7 Senior Sales Officer, hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 8.2CCs to 9.2CD copies