Sandeep Yadav v. Union of India Thru. Secy. Ministry of Natural Gas and Petroleum and Deptt. , New Delhi and Others

Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 5562 of 2024 Petitioner :- Sandeep Yadav Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Natural Gas And Petroleum And Deptt. , New Delhi And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Bipin Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,S M Singh Royekwar Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J. Hon'ble Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.

¶1Heard Shri Bipin Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Shri S M Singh Royekwar, learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 2 to 4.

¶2It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner had applied for allotment of the Retail Outlet Dealership Petrol Pump for the Territory Milkipur District Ayodhya Location Description From Km. Stone No. 92 upto 102 RHS, on National Highway 330A Raebareli to Ayodhya Road. On his application by means of email dated 30.12.2023, he was asked to deposit Rs. 50,000/- as security apart from other documents so that his application can be considered for further consideration.

¶3It has been submitted that subsequently, the petitioner has not been found to be eligible and his candidature has been cancelled by means of the email dated 03.04.2024. Against the aforesaid order, the petitioner has made a representation to the Director General, Indian Oil Corporation on 12.04.2024. It is submitted that the said application has not been considered till date and in the aforesaid circumstances, the petitioner has confined his prayer for a suitable direction to the respondent No. 3 to consider and decide his application dated 12.04.2024 expeditiously.

¶4Shri S M Singh Royekwar, learned counsel for the respondents submits that the representation made by the petitioner would be decided with expedition, in case, the same has not already been decided and prays for some reasonable time may be granted to respondent No. 3 to consider and decide the representation.

¶5In view of the above, without entering into merits of the case, the petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondent No. 3-General Manager, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Regional Office Gorakhpur, U.P. to consider and decide the representation dated 12.04.2024 made by the petitioner against the cancellation of his candidature expeditiously, say within a period of six weeks from the date certified copy of the order is produced, in accordance with law.

¶6With the aforesaid, the petition stands disposed of. (Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal, J.) (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 25.6.2024/Raj High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench