IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 758 of 2001 Between: G. Srinivasa Rao S/o Shri G. Anka Reddy R/o Avanigadda, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1M/s Hindustan Petrolieum Corporation Ltd., Rep By Its Regional Manager Vijayawada Regional Office, Kattubodiapalem, Kondapalli, Krishna Dist. 2Delaer Selection Board Rep BY Its Chairman Door.No.5.527/2, Chennupati Complex, Near Ashok Nagar Bus Stop, Bundar Road, Vijayawada-520 007 3Shri Padmanabha Goud Rep BY Its Chairman Delear Selection Board Door.No.5.527/2, Chennupati Complex, Near Ashok Nagar Bus Stop, Bundar Road, Vijayawada- 520 007 4Shri Sudhakar Rao DGM, (FRom HPCL, Cheenai) Member Delear Selection Board Door.No.5.527/2, Chennupati Complex, Near Ashok Nagar Bus Stop, Bundar Road, Vijayawada- 520 007 5Member Member Delear Selection Board Door.No.5.527/2, Chennupati Complex, Near Ashok Nagar Bus Stop, Bundar Road, Vijayawada-520 007 6Yella Suresh Major S/o Mohan Rao D.No.20/21, Parasapeta, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 7Buragadda Badri Prasad Major S/o Not Known MIG-47, APHB Colony, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 8Appikatla Ravindra Babu Major S/o Venkata Subba Rao Jaruguvanipalem, Koduru Mandal, Krishna Dist. 9Pinnmraju Trimurthy Raju 23-4-6, Kakarparthivari Street, Satyanarayanapuram, Vijayawada-II, Krishna Dist. .....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 pass an order or orders or Writ calling for the records of the proceedings No.002 dt:9.01.2001 of the 2nd Respondent selection board and consequently issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent selection board in not recommending the petitioner's candidature to the 1st Respondent for appointment as its dealer at Koduru, Krishna District pursuant to OIpen Paper advertisement dt:29.8.1999 published in the Hindu as arbitrary, illegal, ultravires and violative of Art.14 & 19 (1)(g), and 21 of the Constitution of India and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:M/SC.KODANDA RAM Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.THOOMSRINIVAS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No : 758 of 2001 O R D E R : It is represented by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J Dated: 30-01-2009 KLP