PATNA, India, Oct. 8 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Sept. 8:
1.The Writ petition is filed commanding the respondent-Corporation to issue a Letter of Intent in favour of the petitioner for opening the LPG Distributorship (Gramin) at Karjara location, under Gaya District in the OBC category pursuant to advertisement dated 17.06.2017, for which he has already performed the formalities and adhered to the guidelines for selection of LPG Distributorships.
2.The brief facts of the writ petition are that the petitioner was an eligible candidate under the OBC category, for issuance of a license for opening a Rural LPG Distributorship, under the advertisement issued by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (hereinafter referred as IOCL) dated 17.06.2017. The petitioner along with other applicants, had submitted his application and was found eligible for the award of the distributorship. One applicant, namely Rupesh Kumar Verma, son of Kali Prasad Verma, also applied and he was initially selected for the Rural LPG Distributorship, and was called for verification with requisite documents. The Corporation found him to be a suitable candidate and selected him. As Rupesh Kumar Verma failed to complete the necessary formalities, his candidature was cancelled. Thereafter, a re-draw of lots was held on 21.07.2018, in which the petitioner was selected. Pursuant to this, the petitioner submitted all his documents along with the requisite fee, to the IOCL, but the matter was not finalized by the authorities, for which the petitioner was constrained to file the present Writ petition seeking allotment of the distributorship in his favour.
3. A detailed counter affidavit was filed by the contesting respondent Nos. 5 to 7. The counter affidavit disclose that Rupesh Kumar Verma was initially selected and had offered land for showroom, bearing Khata No. 356, Khesra No. 123, through registered lease document No. 11437 dated 15.07.2017. However, upon field verification, Khata No. 356 and Khesra No. 123 were found to have been erroneously mentioned, instead of Khata No. 300 and Khesra No. 122, for which he submitted a rectification deed No. 9947 dated 11.06.2018. Despite this, IOCL cancelled the candidature of Rupesh Kumar Varma, for which Rupesh Kuumar Verma preferred CWJC No. 14425 of 2018 before this Court, which was disposed of on 06.08.2018, directing the Corporation not to reject or cancel his candidature. Being aggrieved by the same, IOCL preferred LPA No. 1270 of 2018, which is still pending before the Court.
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