This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in disqualifying the petitioner’s application by order dated 15.09.2009 as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner sought for a consequential direction to the respondents to consider her application for HPCL dealership at Shabad, Ranga Reddy District.

The petitioner is one of the applicants for appointment as dealer for running a retail outlet at Shabad, Ranga Reddy District in pursuance of the advertisement issued on 08.06.2009 by respondent No.1. One Smt. G. Sushmitha, who is impleaded as respondent No.3 at her instance, also applied for the said dealership. Through letter dated 15.09.2009, respondent No.2 informed the petitioner that her application was not in conformity with the conditions of the advertisement, as she has not submitted a copy of marriage certificate or an affidavit in support of her maiden name and name after marriage along with the application and that therefore her application was treated as invalid and disqualified. Assailing the said order, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. In her affidavit, the petitioner has specifically pleaded that in her educationa