PATNA, India, Oct. 8 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Sept. 8:

1.The petitioner has filed the instant application for the following reliefs:

" i) For issuance of writ/s preferably in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent authorities to issue Letter of Intent to the petitioner without any further delay as the petitioner has been declared the selected candidate pursuant to the draw of lots held on 08.01.2018 for award of LPG Distributorship for the location Sahspur, District-Darbhanga under Open (GP) Category advertised on 17.06.02017 and subsequent to the selection has submitted the entire required documents alongwith a Demand Draft of Rs. 40,000/- for Field Verification Credentials which has already been conducted on 06.04.2018.

(ii) For issuance of writ/s in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to act fairly, reasonably and uniformly and to be objective in its approach by considering the two Registered lease deeds bearing no. 2733 and 2734 both dated 14.07.2017 submitted in support of land offered for showroom and godown respectively wherein although the tenure of the lease deeds have been distinctly stated to be for 15 years in three places, but due to a minor human error in column no. 2 at page 5 of both the lease deeds, instead of 13 July 2032 it has been inadvertently written as 13 June 2032 and above all the same has been supplemented by corrected lease deeds bearing no. 2547 and 2548 both dated 21.06.2018. (iii) For any other relief or reliefs for which the petitioner is found to be entitled in the facts and circumstances of this case."

2.The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that the petitioner, pursuant to an advertisement dated 17.06.2017, applied for selection as Gramin LPG Distributor of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (hereinafter called as IOCL) at Location: Sahspur, District Darbhanga under open (GP) category. Thereafter, the petitioner was declared successful candidate in the draw of lots conducted on 08.01.2018 by the Corporation, and as directed by the Corporation, she submitted all requisite documents for verification.

2.It is further submitted that the petitioner's candidature was rejected by the respondents vide letter dated 3.10.2018 (Annexure-7), solely on the ground of discrepancy in lease deed for the land offered for the godown and showroom.

3. It is further submitted that the petitioner's candidature was rejected by the respondents vide letter dated 3.10.2018 (Annexure-7), solely on the ground of discrepancy in lease deed for the land offered for the godown and showroom.

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