IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 5152 of 2001 Between: R.Arvind Kumar, S/o R.Bhujanga Rao, Aged 38Yrs., Occ: Self Employed, R/o Raghunadhapalem, village, Thirumalayapalem Mandal, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Union of India through its Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum, New Delhi. 2.The Dealership Selection Board, Door No.5-527/2, Chennupati Complex, Near Ashoknagar Bus Stop, Ashoknagar Bandar Road, Vijayawada. 3. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Vijayawada Regional Office, Kattubadipalem, Kondapalli, Krishna District rep. by its Senior Regional Manager. 4. Adabala Srinivas, S/o Laxmaiah, Age 26Yrs., Occ: Cashier in PetrolBunk, R/o 2-2-529-4/6,Mothinagar, Khammam. 5. The District Collector, Khammam. .....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 a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Writs order or direction declaring the action of the respondent Nos1 to 3 in awarding dealership in favour of the respondent No.4 pursuant to the notification distributorship at Kusumanchi, Khammam, open category, as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and against the guidelines issued for awarding dealership and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 award dealership to the petitioner or other eligible candidate after eliminating the respondent No.4. Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT.S.SWARNA REDDY(not present) Counsel for the Respondent No.5: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES Counsel for the Respondent No.3: Sri P.V.Sanjay Kumar. The Court made the following : ORDER: Since there was no representation for the petitioner on 25.11.2004, the matter is listed today under the caption ‘for dismissal’. Even today, none appears for the petitioner. Obviously, petitioner is not interested in prosecuting the matter. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No costs. _____________ G.ROHINI,J Date: 06-12-2004 Klp To 1. The Union of India through its Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum, New Delhi. 2. The Dealership Selection Board, Door No.5-527/2, Chennupati Complex, Near Ashoknagar Bus Stop, Ashoknagar Bandar Road, Vijayawada. 3. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Vijayawada Regional Office, Kattubadipalem, Kondapalli, Krishna District rep. by its Senior Regional Manager. 4. The District Collector, Khammam. 5. 2 C Cs to G.P. for Civil Supplies, High Court buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 6. 2 C.D. copies.