IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 16756 of 2008 Between: Sri Devi Electronics, Jagital, District Karimnagar, Rep. by Managing Partner Y. Mohan S/o. Ramnatham, aged 34 yrs, OccL: Business R/o. Station Road, Nizamabad, A.P. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., (BSNL) A.P. Telecom, Hyderabad, Rep. by Chief General Manager. 2 General Manager, B.S.N.L. GMTD, Karimnagar, A.P. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in not taking any action on the representation of petitioners dt. 24-7-2008, 2-6- 2008, 3-5-2008 as per their norms, procedure etc., that too on par with other shop owners whose BSNL Franchisee renewed even though they gave less business than that of petitioner who gave business more than Rs. 5.00 Crores per annum as illegal, arbitrary, unjust discriminatory, unreasonable without jursidiction and issue consequential directions to issue BSNL Franchisee of Jagitial and Metpally SDCAs,. Dist., Karimnagar as per their norms, procedure etc., and award costs and pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner:MRK.M.MAHENDER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.(SC FOR B.S.N.L) The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 16756 OF 2008 ORDER: This writ petition has been ﬁled by Sri Devi Electronics, Jagital assailing the action of the respondents in not considering its representations submitted on 24-7-2008, 2-6- 2008 and 3-5-2008. 2. Y. Mohan has sworn to the aﬃdavit ﬁled in support of the petition. It is stated in the writ aﬃdavit that the petitioner ﬁrm entered into contract with the BSNL Franchisee. Their contract came to an end by April, 2008 and subsequently extended upto June 2008. He submitted representations on 24- 7-2008, 2-6-2008 and 3-5-2008 seeking for extension of the contract. There being no action on the part of the respondents the petitioner approached this Court by invoking jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 3. When the writ petition came up for admission learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents takes notice. 4. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents. 5. Learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents submits that the representation of the petitioner has been considered and proceedings have been issued on 2-8-2008. Such is the situation, the cause in the writ petition does not survive. If the petitioner is aggrieved by the proceeding issued on 2-8-2008, he has to question the same by way of a separate writ petition. 6. Reserving said liberty to the petitioner, this writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. __________________________-__ Justice B.Seshasayana Reddy 8th August, 2008. KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 16756 OF 2008 8th August, 2008.