APHC010652452018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3459] WEDNESDAY,THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM I.A.No.1 of 2022 IN/AND WRIT PETITION NO: 31351/2018 Between: 1. DEEP INDUSTRIES LTD,, 12A AND 14, ABHISHREE CORPORATE PARK. BOPALAMBLI ROAD, NEW SWAGATBUNGLOWS, AMBLI, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT -380058, REP BY. ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY, MR. B. SINGH BHANDARI ...PETITIONER AND 1. OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, PANDIT DEENDAYALUPADHYAYURJAH BHAVAN, 5 NELSON MANDELA MARG, VASANT KUNJ, NEW DELHI -110070 2. OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD, RAJAMUNDRY ASSET, REP. BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ASSET MANAGER, GODAVARI BHAWAN,ONGC BASE COMPLEX, RAJAHMUNDRY - 533106. ALSO AT. THE GENERAL MANAGER (P) -SURFACE MANAGER, GROUND FLOOR, B-WING, GODAVARI BHAWAN, ONGC BASE COMPLEX, RAJAHMUNDRY -533106. 3. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHIEF MM CORPORATE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD, RD FLOOR, TOWER-A, PANDIT DEENDAYAL UPADHYAY URJAH BHAVAN, 5 NELSON MANDELA MARG, VASANT KUNJ, NEW DELHI 110070 2 4. THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER MM I/C MM, DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, RAJAMUNDRY ASSET, OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD, FIRST FLOOR, C-WING, GODAVARI BHAWAN, ONGC BASE COMPLEX, RAJAHMUNDRY - 533106 ...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 toto issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus i. declaring the action of the Respondents in restraining the Petitioner to conducting/discharging its gas dehydration works/activities at the 5 production installations in Rajahmundry, in accordance with contract bearing no. RAJMM/SUR/GDS/SC/59/2014-15 dated 24.06.2015 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and set aside the same ii. direct the Respondents to permit the Petitioner to conduct its contractually agreed work at the 5 production installations in Rajahmundry, in furtherance of contract bearing no. RA/MM/SURJGDS/SC/59/2014-15 dated 24.06.2015 for the contractually agreed duration/period, by excluding the dates from which the Respondents restrained the Petitioner from conducting its work/dehydration activities, i.e. from 06.06.2018 till 20.06.2018, thereby extending the dates proportionately from the date of recommencement of work iii. direct the Respondents to permit the Petitioner to recommence the work/gas dehydration activities as per under contract bearing no. RAJMM/SUR/GDS/SC/59/2014-15 dated 24.06.2015 and to further not interfere with the work of the Petitioner and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2018 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 pass orders directing the Respondents to permit the Petitioner to resuming/conducting its gas dehydration activities/work at its 5 production installations in Rajahmundry, in furtherance of its contract bearing no. RA/MM/SUR/GDS/SC/59/2014-15 dated 24.06.2015 by extending the dates proportionately against the number of days that the Respondent restrained the Petitioner from conducting its works/activities, pending the disposal of the writ petition and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2022 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 3 pleased to permit the Petitioner to withdraw WP. No. 31351 of 2018 with liberty to take steps in accordance with law and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. RUBAINA S KHATOON Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. KAKARA VENKATA RAO 2. The Court made the following: 4 I.A.No.1 of 2022 IN/AND WRIT PETITION No.31351 OF 2018 COMMON ORDER: Sri D.S. Siva Darshan, learned counsel representing Ms. Rubaina S Khatoon, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner filed I.A.No.1 of 2022, stating that the petitioner’s grievance was settled by way of an Arbitral Award dated 19.05.2022 and seeks permission of the Court to withdraw the present Writ Petition. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, I.A.No.1 of 2022 is allowed and the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM Date: 15.10.2025 SCH 5 172 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 31351/2018 Date: 15.10.2025 SCH