(1.) The brochure for selection of dealers for regular and rural retail outlets was issued jointly by the Indian Oil Corporation as also Hindustan Petroleum on 24/11/2018. The last date for submission of applications online was 15/12/2018 and which was extended upto 25/12/2018.
(2.) Petitioner herein submitted an application on 24/12/2018 and in column No.9 of such application applied qua Group 2.
(3.) Instant writ petition has been filed for the issuance of a mandamus directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner in Group 1 instead of Group 2. The case projected on behalf of the petitioner is that he was eligible to apply under Group-1 as the lease-deed for a period of 30 years pertaining to a piece of land had already been entered into but on account of an inadvertent bonafide mistake instead of applying for Group 1, Group 2 was mentioned in column 9 of the application. It is towards rectification of such mistake that the prayer in 1 of 4 the instant writ petition has been raised.