IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 10399 of 2007 Between: T.Dasarath Ram, s/o Ramulu, Ramnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Territory Manager (L.P.G.) Bharath Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Bottling Plant, N.H.No.7,217/6, K.M.Stone P.B.No.10-B, P.O.Kurnool-518 002. .....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 order or direction more so in the nature of writ of mandamus a) declaring the action of the respondent in not taking steps for calling the petitioner for interview for the dealership of GAS Agency in Nagar Kurnool or in any place in Mahaboobnagar District is illegal, arbitrary, bad, malafide and unconstitutional under Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India and b) consequently direct the respondent to consider the case of the petitioner by calling him to the interview conducting within four days on par with others, who are similarly situated persons for the dealership of GAS Agency in Nagar Kurnool or any other places within the Mahaboobnagar District in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.DILIP RAO Counsel for the Respondent: MR.O.MANOHER REDDY The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P. No. 10399 of 2007 O R D E R: Due to efflux of time, the cause in the writ petition does not survive. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as having become infructuous. However, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that while submitting the application pursuant to the advertisement dated 25.7.1998, the petitioner had paid an amount of Rs.500/- towards fee etc. and since the petitioner was never called for interview, he is entitled for refund of the said amount. In the facts and circumstances, the respondents are directed to verify and refund the said fee, if any paid by the petitioner, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. C.V. RAMULU, J. Date: 24-12-2008. MVB.