IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 8777 of 2008 Between: M/s.Nirmala Gas AGencies, Bharat Gas Distributor D.No.52/43-A, Old Bus Stand Road,Kurnool ,Kurnool district rep.by its Proprietor B.Nirmala Devi W/o.Late Issac Noel, aged 35 years Scheduled Caste ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Kurnool Kurnool District 2 The District Collector, Kurnool District 3 Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, rep.by its Territory Manager(LPG), LPG Bottling Plant NH-7 217/6KM Stone.,P.B.No.10, B Camp, PO Kurnool-518002 4 Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Bhartat Bhavan 4&6 Currimbhoy Road, Ballard Estate, Mumbai-400038 rep.by its Managing Director 5 Sri K.R.P.H.B.Chakravarthy S/o.Karri Appala Narasimha Rao Joint Collector,Kurnool District .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.V.RAJA RAM Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 & 2: AGP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “Under the aforesaid circumstances, it is prayed that this Hon’ble High Court may be pleased to issue a writ order or orders, directions particularly a writ in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 1st and 5th respondent in not allowing the petitioner to run her dealership to supply gas cylinders to the customers as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice contemptuous in natures, coupled with malice, vengeance in nature, contrary to the A.P.P.P.(L & RD) Order 1980 and violative of Articles 14, 16 & 21 of the Constitution of India and consequentially set aside the Rc.DSO.CS2/93/2008, dated 11.4.2008 of the 1st Respondent, in the interest of justice.” After arguing the case, Sri M.V.Rajaram, learned counsel for the petitioner requested the Court to dispose of the writ petition permitting the petitioner to avail alternative remedy of appeal before the Director of Civil Supplies, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad under Clause 31(1)(a) of the Andhra Pradesh Petroleum Products (Licensing and Regulation of Supplier) Order, 1980 Since I find this request of the learned counsel reasonable, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file such appeal. In the event of filing of appeal and stay application, if any, by the petitioner, the Director of Civil Supplies, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad shall dispose of the stay application within a period of three (3) weeks from the date of receipt of the same. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP.No.11640 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 21st APRIL, 2008 Note: furnish copy by tomorrow. B/o kvni