IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND NINE PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.15455 of 2002 Between: M/s. Srivani Gas Agency, Rep., by its Proprietor Sri Nallakuba Brahmanandam, Eluru, West Godavari District. ..... Petitioner AND The Union of India, rep., by its Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum, Central Secretariat, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi & others. .....Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Srinivas Emani This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.15455 of 2002 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.1 in directing all the oil companies to terminate dealerships of the persons appointed pursuant to the selections made by the Dealer Selection Board, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, Sri Srinivas Emani, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that a batch of writ petitions was filed questioning the instructions contained in letter dated 09.08.2002 of the Government of India, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued to all the oil corporations in the State and that this Court granted interim orders directing status quo to be maintained. He further submitted that under the interim orders, the petitioner and other similarly placed persons are continuing as dealers and that as at the moment, there is no threat of enforcement of the said letter and cancellation of the dealership licence. In view of the same, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous with liberty to the petitioner to avail appropriate remedy, in the event the respondents revive the threat of cancellation of its dealership. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition as infructuous, WPMP.No.19365 of 2002 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is also disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 18.03.2009 ES