(1.) This writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been preferred claiming the following reliefs:
(2.) Brief facts of this case, as noticed by this Court, are that the petitioner participated in the process of allotment of an LPG distributorship in pursuance of the advertisement issued by the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), amongst others, for the location of Balera in the State of Rajasthan.
(3.) The eligibility conditions, as per the advertisement, were mentioned in sub-clause D, which provides that there shall be preference for the draw of lots to the eligible candidates. The said eligibility conditions, which are relevant to resolve the present dispute, read as under:-