IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE DR JUSTICE G.YETHIRAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 15821 of 2004 Between: Tupakula Chiranjeevi, S/o. Veeraiah, R/o. Gollalanattu Village, Chittamuru Mandal, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, (Government of India Undertaking), Rep. by the Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Bhavan, Nos 4 & 6, Currimbhoy Road, Ballard Estate, Mumbai - 400 001. 2 The General Manager, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, No.1, Ranganathan Gardens, Anna Nagar, Chennai-40 3 The Territory Manager (Retail), Nellore Territory Office, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, First Floor, 24/1625, Dargamitta, Nellore. 4 Area Manager, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, 45/A, Sarojinidevi Road, Secunderabad - 500 003. 5 Sri. T. Lakshmi Prasad, S/o. Ramachander, R/o. Nellore, Address for Service through the Office of the Territory, Manager (Retail), Nellore Territory Office, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, First Floor 24/1625, Dargamitta, Nellore. .....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 a Writ or order or direction, particularly in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to consider the petitioner's case on merits vis-avis the fifth respondent and if the petitioner found more meritorious, to grant petrol bunk retail outlet dealership for Venkatagiri area with respect to the advertisement of B.P.C.L (Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited) dated 8-12-2003 by holding that the non-consideration of the petitioner's case on merits and selection of the fifth respondent to be illegal Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.JAGANNATHA SARMA Counsel for the Respondent NO.4 : MR.O.MANOHER REDDY The Court at the stage of admission made the following : O R D E R: The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the Writ Petition. Permission is granted. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. _______________ 8th October, 2004. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, (Government of India Undertaking), Rep. by the Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Bhavan, Nos 4 & 6, Currimbhoy Road, Ballard Estate, Mumbai - 400 001. 2 The General Manager, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, No.1, Ranganathan Gardens, Anna Nagar, Chennai-40 3 The Territory Manager (Retail), Nellore Territory Office, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, First Floor, 24/1625, Dargamitta, Nellore. 4 Area Manager, Bharat Petroleum Corporation, 45/A, Sarojinidevi Road, Secunderabad - 500 003. 5 Two CD copies