IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 2800 of 2001 BETWEEN: Joga Ramana, S/o. Chinnalu, R/o. Lankalapalem Village, Paravada Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Senior Regional manager (Retail Sales), Viskha Regional Office, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Petronilayam, Waltair Park, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Board for Dealers Selection, Rep. by Chairman, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Kurupam Castle, Flat No.402, 4th Floor, Jalaripeta, Visakhapatnam. ...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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction of the like nature declaring the action of the respondents in wrongly indicating the place-village as Aganampudi Village instead of Lankalapalem Village for allotment of dealership in petroleum products in advertisment dated 9-9-2000 as arbitrary, illegal and misleading the public and consequently direct the respondents to renotify the same to facilitate the eligible candidates to apply along with the petitioner and consider the same and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.KESAVA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: MR.M.RAVINDRANATH REDDY The Court made the following: ORDER: The matter relates to the allotment of dealership in petroleum products pursuant to the advertisement dated 09.09.2000. It is stated that the petitioner could not apply for the dealership alleging that there some discrepancy in the advertisement. However, the respondents have denied all the allegations. 2. When the matter was taken up for hearing on 11.08.2008, as none appeared, it was directed to be listed under the caption ‘For Dismissal’. Even today, though the matter is listed under the caption ‘For Dismissal’ and taken up for hearing, neither the petitioner appears nor there is any representation on his behalf. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed for default of the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J August 25, 2008 DSK