IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.21904 of 2007 Between: 1.Smt.M.Venkataramanamma W/o.Sivangi reddy Allur village, Nandilitkur Mandal Kurnool District. 2.Smt.M.Rajeswari W/o.M.Purusotham Reddy Allur village, Nandilitkur Mandal Kurnool District. 3.Smt.Vangala Narayanamma W/o.Late Vangala Venkata Reddy H.No.8-10/1 Near Gandhi Park Reddygari Veedhi, Atmakur Post and mandal, Kurnool District. 4.Vangala Madhava Ranga Reddy S/o.Late Vangala Venkata Reddy H.No.8-10/1, Near Gandhi Park Reddygari Veedhi, Atmakur Post and Mandal, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1.The Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Civil Supplies Bhavan, Somajiguda, Hyderabad-82. 2.The Senior Regional Manager, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Cherlapally, Hyderabad. 3. The District Collector, Kurnool 4. The State Level Coordinator, Hindustan petroleum Corporation Limited, Sebastian Road, Sarojinidevi Road Secunderabad. 5. The Union of India, rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum, Sastry bhavan, New Delhi-11. 6. M/s.Gowri Sankar Gas Agency, rep.by its Proprietor Sri Gangadhar Reddy, LPG Distributor, Atmakur Kurnool District. 7.The Senior Regional Manager, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Industrial Development Area Kondapally, Vijayawada. .....RESPONDENTS 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 or orders or directions particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the official respondents allowing the 6th respondent to run his dealership without conducting any enquiry and thereby punish the culprits on the basis of complaints of the petitioners as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to law contrary to the rules and procedure prescribed for appointing dealers in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: None appeared Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 3: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2,4 and 7 : Sri A.Rajasekhar Reddy Counsel for the Respondent No.6 : Sri A.Sudershan Reddy The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.21904 of 2007 ORDER: This matter is coming up under the caption ‘for dismissal’. It is already stated by Sri M.V.Rajaram, that at present he has no instructions and he had already given up vakalath. There is no representation on behalf of the writ petitioners. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed for default. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 26.02.2008 sh