APHC010097352025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] WEDNESDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 5953/2025 Between: 1. BHAGYANAGAR GAS LIMITED, (A JOINT VENTURE OF GAIL (INDIA) LTD. AND HPCL) PARISHRAMBHAVAN, 2ND FLOOR, APIDC BUILDING BASHEER BAGH, HYDERABAD - 500 004 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY, MS. Y. DANUTA. ...PETITIONER AND 1. MEGHA CITY GAS DISTRIBUTION PRIVATE LIMITED, S-2, TECHNOCRAT INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BALANAGAR, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, 500037 2. THE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS BOARD, THROUGH ITS SECRETARY. FIRST FLOOR. WORLD TRADE CENTRE, BABAR ROAD, NEW DELHI 110001 3. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS, NEW DELHI ...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 topleased to issue any order direction or writ more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus and A. Declare the actions of the Respondent No. 1 in encroaching upon the exclusive geographical area allotted to the Petitioner for City Gas Distribution operations in Vijayawada, 2 Krishna District as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Authorizing Entities to Lay, Build, Operate or Expand City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks) Regulations, 2008 and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Exclusivity for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Network) Regulations, 2008 and consequently direct the Respondent No.1 to forthwith stop the operation of its CNG station at Krishna Lanka which is in the Geographical Area of Vijayawada authorized to the petitioner B. Direct the Respondent No. 1 to compensate the Petitioner for the business loss accumulating to Rs. 79,00,00,000/- (Rupees Seventy Nine Crores) i.e., till the date of filing of the present Writ Petition C. Direct the Respondent No. 2 to refund the Court fee paid for filing the Complaint bearing BC/01/05/2024 by the Petitioner, IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 pleased to direct the Respondent No. 1 to forthwith suspend the operations of its CNG station at Krishna Lanka which is in the Geographical Area of Vijayawada authorized to the petitioner pending the final disposal of the above writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D S SIVADARSHAN Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 5953/2025 ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, Sri D.S. Siva Darshan, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he filed a memo dated 11.07.2025, in the Registry seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the present Writ Petition. 3. Permission is accorded. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J 16.07.2025 SCH 4 54 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO.5953 of 2025 Dated:16.07.2025 SCH 5