(1.) Invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 32 of the Constitution, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs:
(2.) On 23 August 2013 when the petition came up for preliminary hearing, the following directions were issued:
(3.) On 26 August 2016 this Court allowed the impleadment of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. In the order of this Court, reference was also made to the allegations contained in paragraph 9 of the writ petition. This Court directed a fact finding inquiry into the averments contained in paragraph 9, by an officer of the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India, to be nominated by the Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. The relevant part of the order reads thus: