IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN Writ Petition No. 7911 of 2009 Between: CPI (M) Gudur Division Committee represented by its Secretary, Katikala Venkateswarlu S/o.Ramanaiah, R/o.Ashok Nagar, Gudur, Gudur Mandal, Nellore District. ... PETITIONER AND 1) The Union of India, represented by its Secretary, Petroleum and Natural Gas Department, New Delhi. 2) The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, (HPCL), LPG Regional Office, represented by its Senior Regional Manager, Kondapally, Krishna District. 3) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, represented by its General Manager, (Marketing Corporate) Bharath Bhavan, 4 & 6, Currimbhoy Road, Ballard Estate, Mumbai - 400001. 4) The State Level Co-ordinator, for Oil Industry, State of A.P HPCL, 130/1, Sebastian Road, Secunderabad, A.P. ...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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not complying with the assurance given before this Hon'ble in W.P.No.7381/2006 even after lapse of two years as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Art. 14 of the Constitution of India and consequentially to direct the respondents to take immediate steps for appointment of agents to the notified agencies, pursuant to the paper publication in Daily News Paper, dt. 01.10.2007, for distribution of LPG Refills to the consumers of Gudur Municipality, Chennuru Village, Thada Village and Kota Mandal of Nellore District. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.SUDHIR KUMAR Counsel for Respondent No.1: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) Counsel for Respondent Nos.2 & 4: MR.RAVINDRANATH REDDY Counsel for Respondent No.3: MR. O. MANOHAR REDDY The Court made the following: ORAL ORDER: (per Hon’ble the Chief Justice) 1. This is a public interest litigation wherein the petitioner has made a grievance that the assurance given by the respondents in Writ Petition No.7381 of 2006 has not been fulfilled. 2. At the time of hearing, it has been submitted by the learned advocate appearing for the petitioner that during the pendency of the petition, the concerned respondents have started their outlets for supply of LPG Refills to the consumers of Gudur Municipality and, therefore, the petition may be disposed of as infructuous. 3. In view of the subsequent development in the matter, nothing survives in the petition and the same stands disposed of as infructuous with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ July 30, 2009 RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J svs ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KURR}