HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No:30026 OF 2010 Dated: 1.12.2010 Between: B. Shyam Sunder Reddy ..Petitioner And 1. The Union of India, rep., by its Secretary, Petroleum Ministry, New Delhi and others. .. Respondents This Court made the following HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No:30026 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioner has prayed that a direction in the nature of mandamus may be issued declaring the action on the part of the respondents in short listing respondents 7 to 9 for dealership of RGGL LPC Vitrak Distribution Agency Pellakuru village and Mandal, SPSR Nellore District, as illegal and arbitrary. It has been averred that respondents 7 to 9 are not the residents of the area, for which the dealership has been advertised and hence, the official respondents be restrained from considering the case of respondents 7 to 9 for grant of dealership. Learned Counsel for the HPCL submits that the petitioner has not even applied for the advertised dealership and hence, he has no locus standi to challenge the consideration of the case of respondents 7 to 9 for grant of dealership. In view of the fact that the petitioner is not even the applicant for the advertised dealership, obviously, he has no locus standi to challenge the dealership, which may be granted in favour of respondents 7 to 9. Resultantly, there is no merits in the writ petition and hence, the same is dismissed. No order as to costs. . ________________________ Justice Ashutosh Mohunta Date: 1st December, 2010 Nn. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No:30026 OF 2010 Dated: 1.12.2010