IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 7252 of 2004 Between: C.Viswanath, S/o.U.Veerabhadrayya, R/o.H.No.17/436-A, Gooty Road, Guntakal, Anantapur. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. M/s.Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Rep. by Territory Manager, L.P.G., Bharat Gas Bottling Plant, Charlapaly, Hyderabad. 2. M/s.Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, rep. by Chief Regional Manager, Kondapalli LPG Regional Office, HCL Post Office, LPG Bottling Plant, Post Bag No.2, Cherlapally, Hyderabad-29. 3. M/s.Indian Oil Corporation, Rep. by Area Manager, Indane Area Office, No.3-6-436 to 438, II Floor, Narsapur House, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad-29. 4. M/s.Indo Burma Petroleum Limited, Rep. by its Director (Marketing), Mumbai. .....RESPONDENTS 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: i) declaring the action of the Respondent authorities in trying to appoint new L.P.G. distributors as arbitrary, illegal, violative of Article 14, 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondent authorities not to make any fresh appointments of L.P.G.distributors within the area of the distributors of the Petitioner: Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.A.SUDARSHAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondents : MR.P.V.SANJAY KUMAR The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NOs : 7252 of 2004 ORDER: The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition. The permission sought for is accorded. Accordingly the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. _______________ kvr 14th July, 2004 To 1. M/s.Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Rep. by Territory Manager, L.P.G., Bharat Gas Bottling Plant, Charlapaly, Hyderabad. 2. M/s.Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, rep. by Chief Regional Manager, Kondapalli LPG Regional Office, HCL Post Office, LPG Bottling Plant, Post Bag No.2, Cherlapally, Hyderabad-29. 3. M/s.Indian Oil Corporation, Rep. by Area Manager, Indane Area Office, No.3-6-436 to 438, II Floor, Narsapur House, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad-29. 4. M/s.Indo Burma Petroleum Limited, Rep. by its Director (Marketing), Mumbai. 5 Two C.D.Copies.