LAWS(P&H)-2019-5-465

HARPREET SINGH Vs. INDIAN OIL CORPORATION

Decided On May 29, 2019
HARPREET SINGH Appellant
V/S
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(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.