ANURAG KUMAR MISHRA Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS writ petition has been filed against the impugned select list dated 15.6.2001 Annexure -5 to the writ petition and for a mandamus directing the Selection Board to re -advertise the retail outlet of village Sohanpur, district Deoria.

(2.) HEARD the learned counsel for the parties.

(3.) IT is alleged in paragraph 6 of the writ petition that no person can be granted dealership if his close relative is holding dealership or distributorship or letter of intent. In paragraph 7 of the writ petition it is alleged that one Smt. Urmila Singh, respondent No. 5 had applied for allocation of retail outlet at village Sohanpur, district Deoria. It is alleged that she was not eligible because her father -in -law Rajendra Prasad was already owning one retail outlet of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation in the name of Sri Ram Automobiles, Rampur Bujurg, district Deoria. It is alleged in paragraph 10 of the writ petition that a large scale of corruption has prevailed in the matter of selection of dealers of the retail outlets and guiding factors have been ignored by the Selection Board. True copies of the representation made in this connection are Annexures -6 and 7 to the writ petition. It is alleged that Smt. Urmila Singh was not eligible for grant of dealership for the reasons already mentioned above since her father -in -law was already having a retail outlet.