PATNA, India, Sept. 17 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Aug. 18:

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

" (i) Issuance of direction, order or writ in the nature of Certiorari quashing the letter dated 16.09.2017 (Annexure-4 to this writ application) issued by the respondent no.3, by which the candidature of the petitioner was not found to be eligible for K.S.K. dealership.

(ii) Issuance of direction, order or writ restraining the respondents to allot the K.S.K. dealership on the location for which the petitioner was selected vide letter dated 10.02.2017 (Annexure-3 to this writ application) issued by the respondent no.2 in draw of lots, during the pendency of the present writ application.

(iii) Any other relief/reliefs for which the petitioner may be found to be entitled in the facts and circumstances of the present case."

2. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that he applied for the Kisan Seva Kendra (hereinafter called as KSK) dealership at the location specified as "Within 1 km from Mauna Chowk (On Lalgun-Phakuli Road)", as advertised by the respondent Indian Oil Corporation Limited (hereinafter called as IOCL) on 22.10.2014 against Location Sl. No. 29. It is submitted that along with his application, he submitted all required documents on 20.11.2014.

3. It is submitted that the Land Evaluation Committee (LEC) of IOCL, after due inspection on 10.12.2016, found the offered land to be suitable as per the prescribed parameters, without pointing out any deficiency. Consequently, the petitioner was informed by letter dated 19.01.2017 that he had qualified for the draw of lots scheduled on 10.02.2017. In the said draw, the petitioner was declared successful.

3. It is further submitted that the petitioner was informed vide letter dated 16.09.2017 that his candidature had been found ineligible for the KSK dealership on the ground that: "There is no sub lease clause in the Lease Agreement, Ref. No.5406 dated 17.11.2014 of offered plot."

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