IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No. 7886 of 2004 Shri Sadanand Madhukar Kulkarni ..Petitioner vs. 1. Union of India and ors. ..Respondents Shri S.L.Kapse with Shri D.T.Gaikwad for petitioner. Shri V.P.Malvankar, A.G.P. for respondent State. Shri S.S.Sarkar for respondent no.2 Shri Chirag Modi i/b M/s RMG Law Associates for respondent no.4 Shri P.B.Shah for respondent no.5. CORAM: A.P.SHAH AND CORAM: A.P.SHAH AND CORAM: A.P.SHAH AND S.C.DHARMADHIKARI JJ S.C.DHARMADHIKARI JJ S.C.DHARMADHIKARI JJ 23rd NOVEMBER, 2004 23rd NOVEMBER, 2004 23rd NOVEMBER, 2004 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard Advocates. 2. The petitioner is seeking a direction to prevent respondent nos. 4 and 5 from setting up petrol pump within the distance of 300 meters from the petitioner’s retail outlet. The petitioner is seeking this direction on the basis of direction issued by the Ministry of Road Transport land Highways dated 25th September, 2003 (Exh.B to the petition). On a bare reading of these directions it is clear that they are pertaining to national highways and have no application whatsoever to State highways. Thus the petition is totally misconceived and the petitioner is not entitled to any relief. 3. Petition is accordingly disposed of.