IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12305 of 2009 ANU KUMARI, Daughter of Satyadeo Mishra, Resident of Village- Bhalua, P.S.- Barharia, District- Siwan :-- Petitioner. Versus 1.THE UNION OF INDIA through the Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Govt. of India. 2. The Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Govt. of India, New Delhi. 3. The Additional Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, 2nd Floor, Shastri Nagar, New Delhi. 4. Indian Oil Corporation Limited, G-9 Ali Yavar Jung Marg, Bandra(East),Mumbai. 5. Indane Area Officer, Shahi Bhawan, Ist Floor, Exhibition Road, Patna through its Sr. Area Manager. 6. The Senior Area Manager, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Indane Area Office, Shahi Bhawan, First Floor, Exhibition Road, Patna. 7. The Selection Committee, Indane Area Office, Shahi Bhawan, Ist Floor, Exhibition Road, Patna. 8. Rekha Kumari, Daughter of Lalan Singh, Resident of Village- Telampur, P.O.Shahpur, P.S.- Nawtav, District- Siwan. At present residing at Mairwah Param Gharhi, Near- Biscomaun, P.S.- Mairwah, District- Siwan :-- Respondents. ----------- 2. 05.10.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to delete Respondent No.4 from the array of parties. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Indian Oil Corporation Limited. 3. Petitioner was an applicant for grant of L.P.G. distributorship. Her candidature has been rejected under order dated 14.08.2009, Annexure-7 perusal whereof indicates that during field investigation the lands offered by her were found short in measurement than the required specification as indicated in the advertisement, Annexure-1. 4. Counsel for the petitioner disputes the aforesaid finding with reference to the photo copy of the two title deeds of the land which she had offered for establishing the godown and the show-room as contained in Annexure-2 and 2/A. It is further submitted on behalf - 2 - of the petitioner that had the measurement of the two plot of lands which she had offered for establishing the godown and the show-room been measured in her presence or in the presence of her representative, she could have explained the discrepancy noticed by the investigator, as according to her the lands offered by her for establishing the godown and show-room is more than the area required under the advertisement. 5. Having heard counsel for the petitioner and the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., I direct the petitioner to appear before the Senior Area Manager of the Oil Company who should fix a date for measurement of the lands offered by the petitioner and the measurement of the land be taken in her presence or in the presence of her representative and if the lands offered by her is more than the specification as indicated in the advertisement both in length and breadth then the Oil Company shall pass appropriate orders recalling the order dated 14.08.2009, Annexure-7. Any allotment made in the meanwhile shall be subject to the result of the measurement taken at the behest of the petitioner which in any case must be made within one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before the Senior Area Manager. The Senior Area Manager shall be obliged to inform the date of measurement to the petitioner. 6. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)