IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 14853 of 2001 BETWEEN: Adupa Srinivasulu, S/o.Late Sri Laxmi Narayana, R/o.H.No.17-4- 175, Kareemabad, Warangal. ... PETITIONER AND 1 Indian Oil Corporation Limited (Marketing Division), Himayatnagar, Hyderabad. 2 The Chairman, Dealer Selection Board Hyderabad, 4th Floor, H.No.130/1, Sebastain Road, S.D. Road, Secunderabad. 3 Chinnamaneni Jayasri, W/o.Sudhaman Rao, R/o.1-7-717, Adalath, Shantinagar, Hanmakonda, Warangal District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction, declaring the action of the Respondents in seeking to issue letter of intent to the third respondent for IOC Retail Outlet of Petrol/Diesel Distributorship/Dealership at Warangal pursuant to the Advertisement issued on 23.7.2000, as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the guidelines issued by the ﬁrst respondent, by holding that petitioner is entitled for grant of distributorship/dealership of retail outlet of Petro/Diesel at Warangal, Award costs and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.PRABHAKAR SRIPADA Counsel for the Respondents 1 & 2: MR. THOOM SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent No.3: MR.E.AJAY REDDY The Court made the following: ORDER: The matter underwent several adjournments since 2005. When the matter was taken up for hearing on 11.08.2008, as none appeared, it was directed to be listed under the caption ‘For Dismissal’. Even today, though the matter is listed under the caption ‘For Dismissal’ and taken up for hearing, neither the petitioner appears nor there is any representation on his behalf. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed for default of the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J August 25, 2008 DSK