Date on which judgment was reserved : 29.01.2026 Date on which judgment was pronounced : 12.03.2026 Date on which judgment was uuploaded on the website of the High Court : 12.03.2026 APHC010498342025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3327]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 25423/2025 Between:

1. YARLAGADDA ABBULU,, S/O. Y. PATTABHI, AGED ABOUT

34 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.9-124, RAYAVARAM HABITAT, VEDURUPAKA VILLAGE, RAYAVARAM MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH - 533346.

...PETITIONER AND

1. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS SHASTRI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI.

2. INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE STATE HEAD, TELANGANA AND ANDHRA PRADESH STATE OFFICE, MOOSAPET, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA.

3. THE HEAD OF DIVISIONAL OFFICE, INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED, LIE BUILDING, 8TH FLOOR, NEAR RTC COMPLEX, VISAKAHAPATNAM.

...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 a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondent authorities in rejecting the petitioner application vide ref IOCL16944339800718 dated 11.09.2025 by the 3rd respondent and moved the application from Group-2 to Group-3 level though the petitioner was provisionally selected for award of Retail Outlet Dealership at FROM NH 216 JUNCTION TO NEW BUS STAND, YANAM ON DRAKSHARAM ROAD WITHIN YANAM MUNICIPAL LIMITS (NOT NH) State PUDUCHERRY District YANAM, is highly illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory and violation of Article 14, 19,21 and 300(A) of the Constitution of India and hence the impugned rejection order is liable to be set aside and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to continue/process the petitioner application at Group-2 level and issue Letter of Intent for award of Retail Outlet Dealership at FROM NH 216 JUNCTION TO NEW BUS STAND, YANAM ON DRAKSHARAM ROAD WITHIN YANAM MUNICIPAL LIMITS (NOT NH) State PUDUCHERRY District YANAM as the petitioner uploaded all the required documents without reference to the rejection order 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 3rd respondent to continue/process the petitioner application at Group-2 level and issue Letter of Intent for award of Retail Outlet Dealership at FROM NH 216 JUNCTION TO NEW BUS STAND, YANAM ON DRAKSHARAM ROAD WITHIN YANAM MUNICIPAL LIMITS (NOT NH) State PUDUCHERRY District YANAM by suspending impugned rejection order as the petitioner uploaded all the required documents, pending disposal of the Writ Petition IA NO: 2 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 may be pleased to direct the respondent authorities to consider the representation filled along with the rectified all the curable documents dated 19.09.2025 and continue the application under Group-2 level without reference to the orders dated 11.09.2025 & 13.10.2025 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. K SATYANARAYANA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. M UMA DEVI (CENTRAL GOVT COUNSEL)

2. S.V.S.S.SIVA RAM This court made the following:

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.25423 of 2025 ORDER :

This Writ Petition is filed seeking to declare the action of respondents in rejecting petitioner’s application vide Ref. No.IOCL 16944339800718, dated 11.09.2025 issued by 3rd respondent and moving the application from Group-2 to Group-3 level though the petitioner was provisionally selected for award of Retail Outlet Dealership at the location ‘From NH 216 Junct