APHC010687092014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3459] WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 27914/2014 Between: 1. M/S. S.M.CARRIER, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR, NILAMANI BESIWAL, S/O LATE DAITARI BESIWAL, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O. 682, MAHANADI VIHAR, P.0 NAGA BAZAR, CUTTACK, ODISHA- 753004. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD, REP. BY ITS DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (OPERATOR), SECUNDERABAD. 2. THE HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD, REP. BY ITS SENIOR INSTALLATION MANAGER DULY CONSTITUTED ATTORNEY, VISHAKA TERMINAL, PORT CONNECTIVITY ROAD, PETRO PARK, VISHAKAPATNAM. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in issuing the impugned proceedings NWOT/DRR/OPNS, Dt:21-08-2014 of the 2nd respondent in placing the tank trucks contract under black list without any valid reasons is highly arbitrary, illegal, unjust and contrary to the procedure and conditions of the agreement Dt:22-04-2010 and consequently direct the respondents to continue the existing contract till expires excluding the vehicle involved in the alleged irregularities and further direct to release the amount Rs.81,226/- deducted from the bills of the petitioner as loss of product by the respondents IA NO: 1 OF 2014(WPMP 34961 OF 2014 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to allow the petitioner to transport the petroleum products by other trucks which were not involved in alleged irregularities vide agreement Dt:22-04-2010 till the contract is expired by suspending the impugned proceedings vide NWOT/ DRR/OPNS, Dt:21-08-2014 of the 2nd respondent pending disposal of the above writ petition pending disposal of the above writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P VENKATA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. M RAVINDRANATH REDDY(SC FOR HPCL) 2. M RAVINDRANATH REDDY The Court made the following ORDER: Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Recording the submission of learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM Date: 17.09.2025 KAS